find live sports faster just by using your voice. sports on now. touchdown irish! [cheering] that was awesome. and, the hits won t quit, with peacock premium included at no additional cost. all that entertainment built in. xfinity. a way better way to watch. there s usually not a lot of news about the royals at the 11th hour but today the queen stripped her own son andrew of his military titles and royal duties. the dramatic move came after the prince s lawyers were unable to get a lawsuit accusing andrew of sexual assault dismissed. a report tonight from nbc news senior international correspondent keir simmons in london. reporter: tonight humiliation for the queen s second son royal sources confirming to nbc news he will no longer be called his
whatsoever. reporter: the dramatic palace announcement comes a day after a u.s. judge rejected the prince s bid to have the case thrown out, potentially leaving him to face cross-examination in court this was a day the queen wanted to avoid, but the palace clearly believes the damage to the royal family is too much a source close to prince andrew says he will continue to defend himself. but tonight it looks like he will have to do so alone lester all right keir simmons in london thank you. in just 60 seconds, the new winter storm threat facing much of the country al roker will map it out for us. and why thousands of grocery store workers have gone on strike
sick while only 1/3, this is amazing to me of the unvaccinated share the same concern. the unvaccinated who get so much sicker. a quarter of the unvaccinated, they re not worried at all. it shows how divided we are when it comes to the pandemic, and how much confusion there still is. that is why that is our chart of the week. also developing this morning, overseas, british prime minister fighting for his political life saying he s not going to resign. as we await the release of a highly anticipated report of allegations that government employees in the uk through parties at boris johnson s office while the rest of the country was on lock down. this has blown into a major scandal as police say they are investigating the parties. i want to go right to keir simmons in london. this whole story seems crazy. this much attention, these many resources into looking into a
potentially leaving him to face cross examination in court. this was a day the queen wanted to avoid but the palace clearly believes the damage to the royal family is too much. the source close to prince andrew says he will continue to defend himself but it looks like he will have to do so alone. keir simmons in london, thank you. there is more the 11th hour ahead right after this. e hour ahead right after this one of my favorite supplements is qunol turmeric.
the report s findings were just released to the public moments ago, calling some of the behavior surrounding the parties, quote, zwriflts to justify. that has erupted into a major scandal in the uk with the prime minister now fighting for his political life. let s go right to keir simmons in london. keir, what, if anything, did we learn in this report that we didn t already know? garden parties that shouldn t have happened? but is it going to cost him his yeerm. reporter: yes, that s a great question, steph. this report is 12 pages long, but it doesn t include everything, because the metropolitan police, scotland yard are investigating, so the author of the report says she has to hold something back before that police investigation. that being said, there are pretty damning elements to what she has had to say. she says, quote, the excessive consumption of alcohol is not appropriate in a professional woshlg place at any time. keep in mind, we re talking about downing street and other