Should Britain abolish the monarchy after the Queen dies? As young people’s support for royalty wanes, the sexual assault case against the Duke of York could be the final straw.
In the dock: 1,200 years of royal history
Glossary
Jeffrey Epstein - He was a financier arrested in July 2019 on charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking. He was denied bail ahead of his trail and died while in jail. His death has been officially ruled a suicide by the New York City medical examiner, though a pathologist hired by Epstein's brother claims it may have been a murder.
Deal - Epstein paid her $500,000.
Photograph - It was taken at a house in London belonging to Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted last week of trafficking young girls for Epstein.
BBC - The British Broadcasting Corporation is the UK's national broadcaster.
12 centuries - In the 9th Century, Egbert became the first king to establish his rule over all of Anglo-Saxon Britain
Richard III - A real English king, the last of the House of York, who is also the subject of a Shakespeare play of the same name. Shakespeare presents him as a villain, partly to satisfy the reigning Tudor House, which had seized power from the Yorkists.
Edward VII - Born in 1841, he was 59 before he succeeded his mother Queen Victoria.
Decades - This year she celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, meaning that she will have reigned for 70 years.