The Yorks

Councillors in York taking steps to strip Prince Andrew of his honorary freedom of the city

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22nd February 2022
Although he settled his US civil case out of court, Prince Andrew still faces difficulties at home. Councillors in York are proposing that he be stripped of his honorary freedom of the city.  Andrew was given the title of Duke of York upon his 1986 wedding to Sarah Ferguson. Widely known to be The Queen’s favourite child, the York title is particularly meaningful to Her Majesty as both her…
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Similarities speak louder than words: Brothers replacing brothers

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2nd May 2021
Within the harsh confines of royal life, there exists a cruel trend that nicknames the second child the ‘spare’ to their sibling, the heir. While the life of the heir to the throne is mapped out meticulously from beginning to end, the spare is expected to find their own role. The life of the spare appears seemingly straightforward – living the ultimate life of luxury in the upper echelons…
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Prince Andrew's TV interview on Jeffrey Epstein dominates UK papers

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16th November 2019
We have only heard a fraction of what he’s going to say but already the interview given by the Duke of York to BBC Two’s Newsnight programme is dominated UK papers. Prince Andrew’s comment, that he ”let the side down” when he stayed at the home of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is on the front pages of the majority of Britain’s tabloids and broadsheets. The remarks…
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Princess Eugenie announced as Patron of RNOH Charity

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22nd March 2019
On Thursday it was announced that Princess Eugenie is now the patron of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) Charity. The Princess visited the hospital with her father, the Duke of York, who is the patron of RNOH, and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, to open their newly redeveloped Stanmore Building. “This hospital is part of who I am after being operated on when I was 12 for…
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