Finally finally and several years too late Prince Andrew has been defrocked of his titles, in a face-saving gesture made to look voluntary but almost certainly under immense pressure.
The astrology has all been pored over in the past but there are points of note. The first is transiting Uranus exactly square his Pices Sun for the second time this year on the retrograde aspect – which is often the trigger for change. With more to come as tr Uranus will hard aspect his Sun/Pluto midpoint towards mid 2026 followed by tr Uranus square his Pluto from August 2026 into 2027 – which suggests more unwanted upheavals to come.
The other is his yod of Saturn in socially-ambitious Capricorn in his 5th house sextile Mercury in Pisces in his 8th inconjunct an apex 1st house Uranus sitting just below his Leo Ascendant. A less Uranian type would be hard to imagine with his Capricorn stellium and Leo Ascendant seemingly overwhelming any vestiges of revolutionary inclinations.
And yet, a Uranus focal point yod especially in the 1st house can point to a contrary, willful, rebellious and lawless temperament – a disruptor – intolerant of social norms. Used well, he could have made a positive difference; used badly as is clearly the case here, his obstinate insistence on being free to act as he pleased led to unacceptable, anti-social behaviour – sexual and financial.
Such a yod hints that not only do fated changes of direction come for the individual but that they are also often the catalyst for change on the outside.
In his case it is clearly acting outwith his conscious control since otherwise he could have been a force for good and progressive change. But one wonders how much damage he has done to the monarchy, which admittedly in the past has survived Princess Margaet’s feckless lifestyle and the Duke of Windsor’s nazi leanings.
His Uranus at 18 degrees Leo is almost exactly conjunct the Hanoverian Monarchy Leo Sun (1 August 1714); and conjunct the House of Windsor (17 July 1917) Black Moon also at 19 Leo. So he seems a potentially pivotal figure.
One of the mysteries of Queen Elizabeth 11’s reign was her forgiving attitude towards Andrew as her supposed favourite son. His reckless Uranus was conjunct her forgiving and unrealistic 7th house Neptune in Leo. And their relationship chart could not have been more Neptunian with a composite Sun opposition Moon Neptune. She sacrificed her life for the monarchy with her one blind spot being Andrew – he was her Achilles’ Heel. Neptune, the dream weaver, reality seen through a soft focus lens – an idealized image which avoided the truth. Andrew’s natal Uranus was also hooked into their composite Venus opposition North Node – her affection at odds with the needs of the culture.
King Charles’ Coronation chart, 6 May 2023 12.02pm with its 17 Leo Ascendant and 18 degree Uranus in Taurus in the 10th conjunct Sun set out to be a monarchy of progressive change – and yet Andrew has become a wrecking ball in the machinery. His Uranus sits on the Coronation Ascendant, damaging its image.
Playing with numbers always throws up odd coincidences but Andrew’s chart does seem unduly intertwined with key figures, for a disgraced and not noticeably talented or valuable member of the family. The original Hanoverian chart, for the Germanic line of the Royals which replaced the House of Stuart when George 1 was crowned in 1714 – launched when Pluto was in early Virgo, exactly as is the case with Prince Andrew, with its Neptune in Taurus exactly opposition his Neptune in Scorpio – plus his Uranus conjunct the Hanoverian Sun.
It seems a stretch to imagine he might be the one to end the UK monarchy but the Hanoverian chart is certainly heading for stormy seas if not out an outright apocalyptic hurricane come the mid 2030s when some have predicted it might end with Prince William having been the last monarch. Which would be a bad outcome for the UK, made all the worse if it was precipitated in part by Andrew’s degenerate behaviour. And by the inability of the Royals to take action sooner.
Whatever happens the media will not be giving up with more to come from Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir due out this week and the endless trail of Epstein info spilling out.
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