King Charles will find it ‘very difficult’ to get rid of ‘arrogant’ Andrew: ‘He doesn’t have the power’

In a statement, representatives for the prince confirmed that he had "ceased all contact" with the individual, and is "following the advice" of the Government.

Speaking to GB News, former royal correspondent for The Sun, Charles Rae, claimed that despite the duke's "arrogance" and "inability to choose the correct friends", it will be almost impossible for the King to remove him from the firm.

Rae stated: "Charles can't get rid of him because he is his brother and he's still a member of the family, it is that simple.

"He's lost everything. He's lost his military attachments, he's lost his charity attachments, he's lost his the use of His Royal Highness. What else do you do? You can't get rid of him."

When pressed on whether Andrew should be "airbrushed out" of the Royal Family's Christmas celebrations this year, Rae disagreed, noting it is a "family affair".

Rae told GB News: "It's like millions of other families getting together on Christmas Day, it is not a royal event, it's a family event.

"And no matter what what he does at the moment, he's still a member of the family. You can't take that away from him."

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Despite the latest allegations surrounding Andrew, Rae stressed that King Charles "doesn't have the power" to remove his brother's royal title.

Rae added: "It's not even Parliament that has the power to strip his title, it's got to be the Honours and Forfeiture Committee, which is the executive branch of it.

"And they can only do it if he is convicted in a court of law of some crime. They can't do anything at the moment."

Despite these issues, the royal expert revealed the King's personal feelings remain unchanged: "From everything that I've heard, he still loves his brother. He's the troublesome brother, and he wishes he wasn't that troublesome, but the love is still there.

"So it's very difficult for someone like that to get rid of a family relative. You cannot exclude him from the firm."

According to Rae, Andrew's poor judgment in relationships continues to cause problems for the Royal Family.

He concluded: "Let's not forget, he sold his Sunning Hill house for £15million - 3 million above the asking price to a dodgy Kazakhstan businessman who he had dealings with. He's had, obviously, the Jeffrey Epstein episode and everything else that went with it.

"He certainly does know an awful lot, but, I would be very surprised if Andrew went down the Harry route. He's old fashioned in that sense of loyalty. I know it doesn't look as if he's loyal to the Royal Family, but he is loyal to his brother."