Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has expressed support for excluding Prince Andrew from the line of succession to the British throne, criticizing the royal's actions as "deplorable."
Currently, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is facing an investigation regarding alleged misconduct in public office, stemming from his associations with the late American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In February, he was detained and subsequently released under suspicion of providing confidential information to Epstein during his tenure as a UK trade envoy from 2001 to 2011.
During a press conference in Tokyo, Carney stated, "There is a process in order to do it... but I certainly think his actions which are deplorable and have caused him to be stripped of his royal titles, certainly... necessitate his removal from the line of succession." Carney was in Japan for discussions with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
Prince Andrew, who had his royal titles revoked last year amidst controversy over his links to Epstein, has denied any wrongdoing. Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein’s accusers, previously claimed that she had been trafficked and coerced into sexual encounters with the prince on several occasions starting in 2001. In 2022, Andrew reached a settlement in a civil lawsuit brought against him by Giuffre in the United States, without acknowledging any liability.
Carney's comments follow statements from government representatives in Australia and New Zealand expressing support for Andrew's removal from the line of succession. Altering the line of succession would require actions from the United Kingdom and the consent of the 14 other Commonwealth realms that recognize King Charles III as their head of state.
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