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Prince Andrew could lose his round-the-clock police protection as early as next month after he was exiled as a frontline royal.
Sources say a full review of his security is being carried out by the Metropolitan Police and the Home Office following last week's decision by the Queen to strip her son of his remaining military and charitable affiliations and stop him using his HRH title.
He must now fight claims of rape and sexual assault in the US courts as a private citizen.
Prince Andrew in 2019. He could lose his round-the-clock police protection as early as next month after he was exiled as a frontline royal
Andrew, who remains ninth in line to the throne, has so far been allowed to keep his taxpayer-funded police bodyguards at a cost to the public purse of an estimated £2-3million a year.
This has sparked intense public debate, particularly because his nephew, Prince Harry, was stripped of his police protection when he quit as a working royal in 2020 and moved to the United States.
It is understood that the Royal and VIP Executive Committee is now carrying out a review of whether Andrew's situation is tenable – particularly in light of the Duke of Sussex's lawyers seeking a judicial review of the Home Office's decision.
Harry is demanding he and his family are given protection by specially-trained Scotland Yard officers when he returns to the UK, even if he pays for
