On the island of St. Helena
Scandals surrounding Andrew: school to be renamed
A school on St. Helena named after Prince Andrew is to be given a new name, according to the British news agency PA.
The island with around 4,000 inhabitants is located in the South Atlantic and is a British overseas territory - Napoleon was once exiled there.
"Respect history, but ..."
The decision to rename Prince Andrew School was due to several factors, including recent public controversy and negative coverage, the local government said on Thursday.
Prince Andrew (64) - one of the brothers of King Charles III (76) - had largely had to withdraw from the public eye due to previous links to US multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who died in 2019 and was at the center of an abuse scandal. He also hit the headlines due to contacts with a suspected Chinese spy.
"While we respect history, we must also consider how past connections affect the present and future," the school management was quoted as saying. They said choosing a new name would allow them to honor students and the community "without the burden of controversial connections."
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