March 8, 2026 3:00pm by David Farrar

Don’t worry about King Andrew

Radio NZ reports:

Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour says his focus is on New Zealand and issues facing Kiwis – not on joining the chorus to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession.

But Seymour wouldn’t be drawn into whether New Zealand would back the move, with more pressing priorities back home.

“I think we’ve got 99 problems most New Zealanders are facing right now,” he told First Up.

“This guy’s eighth in the line of succession, and these guys all seem to live to about 100.

No one who has been eighth in line has ever become monarch.

The closest has been Queen Victoria. She was 5th in line when born.

The only way Andrew would become heir to the throne would be if the entire Wales and Sussex families were wiped out. As Prince William and Prince Harry spend around ten minutes a year together, this is extremely unlikely.