This is not expected to have any impact on the medals Mountbatten Windsor has received from his time in the Royal Navy, given that these reflected his service, including his time as a helicopter pilot during the Falklands War.
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Healey emphasised the move reflected the wishes of the King.
“It’s hard to convey just how important the royalty and royal figures are, when they have honorary positions and their connection with the military,” Healey said.
“It’s a huge commitment that people in uniform make. They make it to the King, and they’re massively proud to have the royals associated with their regiment or their squadron.
“And so this is a move that’s right, it’s a move that the King has indicated we should take, and we’re working on that at the moment.”
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Polling company YouGov found that 79 per cent of people thought the King had made the right call last Thursday by removing Andrew’s titles and honours, going beyond the decision two weeks ago for the former prince to give up the use of his title as Duke of York.
“The public overwhelmingly back the King’s decision to strip Andrew of his prince title,” the polling firm said, basing this on a survey of 4739 respondents.
“But while they feel the King has made the right decision in the end, 58 per cent of Britons feel the royal family have moved too slowly in dealing with the controversy.”
Only 21 per cent said the speed of the decision was “about right” and the remainder were unsure.
On a further question, however, there was majority support for the action so far: 53 per cent said the King had done all he could. Another 28 per cent said he could do more, but the survey did not list the further options that might gain approval.
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