‘She's his mother!’ Ranvir Singh sympathises with Queen as Andrew stripped of titles

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Lorraine Kelly on her ITV chat show on Friday morning. During the show, Ranvir and royal editor, Russell Myers, discussed the announcement from Buckingham Palace that Prince Andrew had lost his honorary military titles and royal patronages.A statement from the Palace stated: “With the Queen’s approval and agreement, The Duke of York’s military affiliations and Royal patronages have been returned to The Queen.“The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a private citizen.”Andrew is facing a court showdown after a judge in New York ruled that Virginia Giuffre's civil lawsuit against him could go ahead.Ms Giuffre is suing the Duke for alleged claims of sexual assault when she was a teenager.

She claims she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein to have sex with Andrew when she was 17 and a minor under US law.Andrew has vehemently denied the allegations.Ranvir speculated how the Queen might be feeling at this time while speaking on the ITV show.The presenter said: “Of course, you know, she is his mother.“But really, we know don’t we that her first duty is to protect the monarchy and protect the crown.“It is duty first isn’t it.“You know, I can’t even imagine as a mother how this must be feeling for her.”It was announced on Thursday that a judge has ruled not to throw out the civil case after Andrew’s legal team tried to get it dismissed.His lawyers had previously cited a 2009 settlement between convicted sex offender Epstein and the Duke’s accuser, Ms Giuffre, as grounds for the dismissal.They argued Ms Giuffre had waived her right to pursue a claim against the royal.