The government is considering introducing legislation to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of royal succession.
Defence Minister Luke Pollard told the BBC the move - which would prevent Andrew from ever becoming King - was the “right thing to do,” regardless of the outcome of the police investigation.
Currently Andrew, the King’s brother, remains eighth in line to the throne despite being stripped of his titles, including “prince”, last October amid pressure over his ties to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
On Thursday evening, Andrew was released under investigation 11 hours after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He has consistently and strenuously denied any wrongdoing.
I would like to have that much faith in humanity but given that it has only happened now despite this going on for more than a decade, I doubt it. If you witness such a thing and don’t reveal it, it is either that you are the victim and afraid, or they have dirt on you, or you are an average individual who realizes that this would be a battle against a network of some of the most powerful individuals in the world and you don’t have an epsilon chance. I think he only fits in the second group.