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Prince William must now be allowed to get on with reshaping the Monarchy

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Tom Sykes
Feb 18, 2026
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We are in the midst of the biggest royal crisis since the abdication of 1936—and Prince William will use it to completely restructure the Crown.

The only question is whether he gets to do that before or after his father’s death.

As Thames Valley Police assess allegations that women were trafficked to Royal Lodge the distinct possibility arises that it will emerge that King Charles knew a good bit about Prince Andrew’s long, fetid association with Jeffrey Epstein.

That will leave prosecutors in very uncomfortable position.

If Andrew escapes conviction by saying he confided in the sovereign (the Paul Burrell defense) Charles’ reign will go down as utterly compromised by this ever-deepening scandal.

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