Months before Prince Andrew was stripped of his military titles on Thursday, the Queen reportedly said that she wanted him to keep them.
According to an August report from The Times of London, a senior military source told newspaper that "The Queen has let it be known to the regiment that she wants the Duke of York to remain as colonel."
The source added that "the feeling is that nobody wants to do anything that could cause upset to the colonel-in-chief."
Prince Andrew was stripped of his military titles and royal patronages, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday, saying he will defend himself from sexual-assault allegations as a private citizen instead of a royal.
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