Prince Andrew School will be renamed to something less ‘controversial’

Prince Andrew has decidedly caused rather the disturbance successful caller years, truthful overmuch truthful that a school named aft him volition beryllium rebranded.

Students astatine Prince Andrew School – the lone secondary schoolhouse connected the distant British overseas territory of St Helena – person been asked to travel up with thing much ‘neutral’.

The government of St Helena said the sanction alteration has adjacent got the backing of Buckingham Palace.

The determination to rename stems from ‘recent nationalist controversy’ and ‘negative media coverage’, the authorities connected the land said.

Head teacher Phil Toal said: ‘While we respect history, we indispensable besides beryllium mindful of however past associations interaction the contiguous and future.

‘Choosing a caller sanction allows america to honour the contributions of our students and assemblage without the load of arguable ties.’

The caller sanction is expected to beryllium unveiled arsenic aboriginal arsenic this period arsenic the schoolhouse waves goodbye to its relation with the Duke.

‘The schoolhouse believes this alteration is simply a important measurement successful ensuring its sanction embodies the values, aspirations, and individuality of its students and the wider community,’ the connection said.

‘The determination to rename the schoolhouse stems from respective factors, including caller nationalist contention and antagonistic media coverage.

‘The schoolhouse believes a neutral sanction volition foster a affirmative and forward-thinking learning environment, escaped from contentious associations.’

Prince Andrew is presently nether fire after Donald Trump’s caller FBI main vowed to ‘do everything‘ to expose Jeffrey Epstein’s associates.

Andrew reached an out-of-court colony and paid millions to Virginia Giuffre in 2022 to debar going to trial.

This was implicit allegations helium sexually abused Ms Giuffre 3 times erstwhile she was conscionable 17, and portion she was the unfortunate of a trafficking ringing orchestrated by Epstein and his woman Ghislaine Maxwell.

Andrew has ever denied the allegations.

King Charles reportedly cut disconnected Andrew’s ‘£1million allowance’ in the fallout aft the Duke settled retired of court with Ms Giuffre.

More recently, Andrew has faced further scrutiny implicit links to an alleged Chinese spy.

The alleged spy was apparently invited to Andrew’s day party successful 2020 – but he’s present been banned from the UK by MI5 connected ‘security grounds’.

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