STORY: Londoners were split on King Charles' decision to strip his brother Andrew of his title of prince and force him out of his Windsor home, with some saying on Friday (October 31) that Andrew deserved losing his royal title, while others said it shouldn't have happened before his guilt has been proven.

Buckingham Palace announced the King's decision on Thursday (October 30), seeking to distance the royals from Andrew over his links to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

Andrew, 65, the younger brother of Charles and second son of the late Queen Elizabeth, has come under mounting pressure in recent years over his behaviour and his ties to the late sex offender Epstein. Earlier this month he was forced to stop using his title of Duke of York.

The decision by the King, who is still undergoing regular treatment for cancer, marks one of the most dramatic moves against a member of the royal family in modern British history.

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1. VARIOUS OF TOWER BRIDGE AND THAMES RIVER

2. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CROSSING LONDON BRIDGE

3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) IT DIRECTOR, KIRAN PHARUCHA, SAYING:

"I think it's the right thing, but I think it's just too much publicity and noise about it. I think it needs to be taken out. He needs to stop being talked about."

4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) INSURANCE PROFESSIONAL, DEBBIE (LAST NAME NOT GIVEN), 50s, SAYING:

"He doesn't deserve it (title and residence). He's wrong. He shouldn't have done what he did, and he should be sent to the US to face the charges that he should face."

5. PERSON CROSSING LONDON BRIDGE / ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL IN BACKGROUND

6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) INSURANCE PROFESSIONAL, DEBBIE (LAST NAME NOT GIVEN), 50s, SAYING:

"I like the royal family. I'm with the monarchy, but he shouldn't be in it. And Queen Elizabeth should have not protected him quite so much as she did."

7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NO NAME GIVEN, SAYING:

"Should never have been, it should never have happened until he's been proven guilty. At the end of the day this is just typical media shite isn’t it, excuse that, it's just shite. They have gone for him, witch hunt."

8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) RECRUITMENT WORKER, ANNA HUNTER, 29, SAYING:

"I think it is a good idea. I think just because he's (royal) family doesn't mean that he shouldn't be held responsible for his past actions. And I think that the fact that the royal family decided to actually go against him is quite a big thing."

9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) RETIREE, KEITH STIBBARDS, SAYING:

"I've always been royalist, so yeah, it's just a side issue. So yeah, that's side down."

10. VARIOUS OF BUSES AND COMMUTERS

11. ENGLISH FLAG ON BUILDING