Britain has been one of the world’s most durable constitutional monarchies, in part because its two pillars – the Crown and parliament – stay out of each other’s business. King Charles III steers clear of politics, while Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves the affairs of the royal family to the monarch.

That long-standing arrangement has come under rare stress in the past week, following scandalous new disclosures about Prince Andrew, the King’s younger brother, and his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Protesters from anti-monarchy group Republic demonstrate at the entrance to Windsor Great Park, where Prince Andrew lives. Credit: Getty Images

The details were outlined in a newly published email between Andrew and Epstein, and in a memoir by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, a

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