Prince Andrew has suffered a major blow as York residents continue to demand the disgraced duke be stripped of his royal title.
Queen Elizabeth II bestowed the titles of Duke and Duchess of York upon Andrew and Sarah Ferguson as a wedding gift in 1986.
The royal became the eighth peer to hold the noble title, created in 1385 and traditionally granted to the second son of the British monarch.
However, over 70 per cent of people in York believe Prince Andrew should be stripped of his Duke of York title, according to a GB News investigation.
Prince Andrew has suffered a major blow as York residents continue to demand the disgraced duke be stripped of his royal title
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The survey found that 71 per cent felt he should be stripped of his title, despite Buckingham Palace previously confirming it has no plans to do so.
The data, which was gathered from 100 people in the streets of York, also revealed that only eight per cent of adults asked believed Andrew should keep the historic royal title, while the other 21 per cent had no view.
One local in the city of York told GB News: “We shouldn’t be celebrating him in York in any shape or form.”
Another passerby added: “His reputation taints the city, of course it does.”
The data was gathered from 100 people in the streets of York (pictured)
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One man in York told the People’s Channel that it would be “very un-British to strip him of his titles.”
A second man argued that royal titles should not reflect places within the UK and suggested Andrew was “not deserving” of the title.
He said: “They’re not relevant to me. The Prince of Wales has never lived in Wales [and] the Duke of York has never lived in York. If there was a Duke of York, he should be from York and born in York.”
Another man said: “I think he’s an absolute disgrace. He taints the Royal Family.”
Politicians in York have also weighed in on the debate.
In 2019, Andrew sat down for an infamous BBC Newsnight interview, in which he discussed his previous friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
This led to widespread public backlash, forcing the duke to step back from royal working duties.
Queen Elizabeth stripped Prince Andrew of his military titles and patronages two years later in 2022, just months before her passing.
Prince Andrew has kept a low profile since stepping back from public duties in 2019
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The disgraced duke, who served 22 years in the Royal Navy and as a helicopter pilot during the 1982 Falklands War, faced fresh controversy last year after it emerged he had links to an alleged Chinese ‘spy’.
The royal has said he “ceased all contact” with a businessman and denies wrongdoing.
Andrew, who is now rarely seen in public, still holds the title of the Duke of York and remains eighth in line to the British throne.
GB News has contacted representatives for the Duke of York for a comment.
