Most Canadians want former Prince Andrew out of line of succession: Poll
· Toronto Sun
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A new Angus Reid poll finds more than four in five (84%) Canadians support removing the former Prince Andrew from the Royal Family line of succession, including three-quarters (73%) who strongly feel that way.
Andrew, who was recently arrested on suspicion of misconduct of public office, already lost his home and title due to his relationship with convicted child abuser Jeffrey Epstein, but has not yet been pulled out of queue for the crown.
Indifference to Royal Family
The strong support to block Mountbatten-Windsor from ever reaching the throne comes as Canadians express general indifference towards the Royal Family.
Half (51%) of those polled describe the Windsors as not relevant to themselves personally, while a further one-quarter believe the royals are becoming less relevant over time.
There continues to be more Canadians who would prefer the end of Canada’s constitutional monarchy (47%) than would see it continue for generations to come (29%).
And Canadians lean towards opposing recognizing King Charles as head of state (48%) than supporting (42%) all that involves, including putting him on currency and swearing an oath to him.
What Andrew is accused of
Andrew saw his royal titles stripped by his brother King Charles last October after controversy grew over his links to Epstein and shocking accusations in Virginia Giuffre’s posthumously published memoir, who accused the former prince of having sex with her when she was 17.
The 66-year-old was interrogated for 11 hours last month about his ties with late U.S. financier and convicted sex offender Epstein.
Andrew is accused of sharing government reports with Epstein while employed as a trade envoy, according to emails released by the U.S. Justice Department.
The reports Andrew shared with Epstein followed trade visits to Vietnam, Singapore and China in 2010.
In addition, the former prince is also alleged to have tipped off Epstein to gold and uranium investment opportunities in Afghanistan.
The Angus Reid Institute conducted an online survey from Feb. 24- 26 among a randomized sample of 1,607 Canadian adults.
For comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of +/- 2 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.