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The City of London Corporation is preparing a possible route to remove the honour after legal officials identified issues with the current process. Any decision would need approval from members.

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00:00The City of London Corporation is working on a possible new process that could remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's Freedom of
00:07the City of London.
00:09Officials say that there is currently no effective lawful mechanism to remove the honour, and a draft bill is being
00:16prepared.
00:17The proposal would need approval from the corporation's decision-making bodies before any action could happen.
00:24The former prince received the honour in 2012.
00:28The corporation says it understands calls for a quick resolution, but wants a process that is both lawful and workable.
00:36Further decisions are expected after the proposed changes are considered by members this year as the process develops.

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