ANDREW LOWNIE: Without more openness, the monarchy won't survive
- Posted on February 23, 2026
- By Daily Mail
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ANDREW LOWNIE: Without more openness, the monarchy won't survive

It has been a week of firsts for the man once known as Prince Andrew and for our monarchy. No senior royal has been arrested on such serious charges since the ill-fated Charles I in 1647.