Prince Andrew removed as patron of almost 50 organisations amid Epstein fallout
16 May, 2021 01:00 AM
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Daily Telegraph UK
By: Victoria Ward and Lizzie Roberts
The Duke of York has been quietly or publicly removed as patron of almost 50 organisations, The Telegraph can reveal, despite his expressed intention to one day return to public life.
The proportion of his charities and organisations, thought to be at least one in four, that opted to sever ties with the Duke after his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, underlines the scale of the damage to his reputation.
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It took a team featuring the likes of Luke Donald, Graeme McDowell, Nick Dougherty and Marc Warren to secure the last away win at Ocean Forest in 2001, but Wilson wants his players to embrace the challenge of following in their footsteps.
“We know there’s only been two teams that have been successful over here, which shows it’s not impossible,” said Wilson, who was part of the winning side at Ganton in 2003 and won the Amateur Championship at St Andrews the following year.
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