When Sky Roberts looked directly into the camera and issued his challenge—“King Charles, strip Prince Andrew of his royal title right now—before it’s too late”—the moment sent a quiet earthquake through Buckingham Palace.
This was not an emotional family outburst; it was a calculated, public strike aimed squarely at the monarchy’s painstakingly rebuilt image in the wake of Prince Andrew’s sex scandal.
Sky Roberts, brother of Virginia Giuffre, is no longer speaking only for himself—he speaks for millions who followed his sister’s story: a 17-year-old girl allegedly forced into sexual encounters with Prince Andrew at Ghislaine Maxwell’s London home in 2001. The case ended in a multimillion-pound out-of-court settlement in 2022, after which Andrew relinquished several military titles and the use of “His Royal Highness.” Yet the core title of “Prince” remains untouched, something Sky Roberts views as a continuing symbol of protection and injustice.
His demand did not emerge in a vacuum. It follows newly surfaced reports that Prince Andrew once used royal protection officers to gather personal information on Virginia Giuffre in 2011—long before her public allegations surfaced. While not proven illegal, the revelation has reignited questions about potential abuse of state resources to intimidate a victim.
The official royal response remains silence. But public pressure—especially on social media and survivor advocacy platforms—is mounting rapidly. Several Labour MPs and human rights organizations have openly supported Sky’s position, calling the retention of Andrew’s princely title “an unacceptable stain on a modern monarchy.”
The central question now is not merely whether King Charles will act, but whether continued inaction will erode public trust in the institution at a time when scandals involving abuse, cover-ups, and privilege are being relentlessly exposed. Sky Roberts’ challenge is not directed at one individual—it places the entire monarchy at a historic crossroads.
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