Former Prince Andrew 's claim he was putting his "country" first by agreeing not to use his royal titles and honors before they were eventually stripped may not be as altruistic as he claimed, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

Now known as Andrew Windsor, 65, the disgraced former royal is said to have agreed to surrender his titles to save those of his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie . Article continues below advertisement

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"He clung on to his last snippet of status for as long as possible, but what he was not going to do was allow his daughters, whom he is so protective of, to be stripped of their titles and royal life," British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard dished t

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