Prince Andrew’s place in the royal firm has been in the rocks as of late. The Prince who has been on a sinking ship since his involvement with the child trafficking ring of Jeffrey Epstein has been continuously out of the picture of the royal family. 

Several experts believe that the Duke of York will be stripped off of his title soon as he is no longer working as an active royal. 

The Duke of York has been caught in the web of billionaire pedophile, Jeffrey Epstein’s child trafficking ring, wherein the entire business was revealed last summer 2019. 

It was also exposed that Prince Andrew had a very close friendship with Mr. Epstein, which began in 1999. 

The numerous accounts of the victims of Jeffrey Epstein has exposed Prince Andrew as one of the many high status people who took advantage of the underage women in Epstein's trafficking ring.  

Prince Andrew denied all the allegations regarding his involvement and has since addressed the issue in an interview with BBC Newsnight back in November 2019. 

The interview, in which the Prince took the chance to explain his side of things on the issue of Jeffrey Epstein was observed as a ‘car crash’ and forced the Duke of York to momentarily step down from his royal duties. 

Many of the experts have spouted that the Duke of York will no longer return and take up his duties as a senior royal, making him highly eligible to be stripped off of his ‘His Royal Highness’ title. 

The continued use of the ‘HRH’ title when addressing Prince Andrew despite him no longer serving as a senior royal has become a big problem for many in the royal bubble.

Just this year, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down from their royal duties last March 2020, which saw to them having their titles of ‘HRH’ being removed. 

The late Princess Diana’s ‘HRH’ title was also removed after her bitter divorce with Prince Charles. 

Royal author Nigel Cawthorne commented on the issue, saying that “It is a poignant moment and the loss of Prince Andrew’s HRH title is highly likely merely a matter of time now.” 

In addition to that, the Duke of York’s role, even in the privacy of the royal home has also been nulled. It is believed that Prince Philip himself took on the task of removing his son from his 100th birthday plans. 

Prince Andrew’s last public appearance was him visiting the Queen and Prince Philip in Balmorals in the Scottish Highlands this summer.