The Yorks

The University of Huddersfield is to consult with the student union over concerns surrounding the Duke of York’s role as Chancellor at the institution. The university’s student union has called on Prince Andrew to resign from the honorary role, saying he is “‘not the sort of role model students should have”. In response, the University of Huddersfield has…

BBC Newsnight has achieved its biggest audience since the programme’s inception 40 years ago as almost 2 million people tuned in to see Emily Maitlis interview the Duke of York. The hour-long broadcast with Prince Andrew over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein drew in 1.7m viewers in the UK on BBC Two. This is almost triple Newsnight’s previous highest…

The Duke of York walked to church on Sunday morning to avoid photographers snapping pictures of him next to The Queen. Her Majesty arrived by car to the Royal Chapel of All Saints, while Prince Andrew walked separately. A source told The Sun: “He walked to the church so they weren’t pictured together.” Prince Andrew likely made the decision to arrive at church separately to his…

It’s manifesto week in the UK – a time when the main political parties release their plans and promises to voters in the hope of winning the upcoming general election. But at a time when one would expect the media to be dominated with wall-to-wall coverage of the election, another story is taking up the newspaper columns. The Duke of York features on all of the British newspaper…