ZB ZB
Opinion
Live now
Start time
Playing for
End time
Listen live
Listen to NAME OF STATION
Up next
Listen live on
ZB

Albanese backs removal of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from line of succession

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 24 Feb 2026, 5:08pm
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. (Photo by Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images)

Albanese backs removal of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from line of succession

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 24 Feb 2026, 5:08pm

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has written to his British counterpart Keir Starmer to confirm Australia would support the removal of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession.

Andrew remains eighth in line to the throne - despite being stripped of his titles amid pressure over his ties to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Australian correspondent Murray Olds says Albanese is the first Commonwealth leader to openly voice support for Andrew's removal from the line of succession.

LISTEN ABOVE

Take your Radio, Podcasts and Music with you