Royal historian Andrew Lownie told AFP, it was "a crunch point" for the monarchy. If it is found that "they have been abetting him, enabling him, protecting him, then I think Charles will have to stand aside," he said. For Pauline Maclaran, an academic and royal family expert, Charles is in part a victim of timing. The late queen "certainly protected Andrew", Maclaran added. "Andrew was an unexploded bomb that the queen passed on to Charles," he said.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 22, 2026 12:12 UTC