The issue with Andrew is that all his chickens are coming home to roost, and the abysmal stupidity he exhibited in the interview was the tipping point. He has decades of documented arrogance, rudeness, shady practices, abuse of his position, taking advantage of his position as the Queen's son, and as the trade envoy to milk the system, and so on, and the interview was just the straw that broke the camel's back. His loss of position now would most likely not have happened if the Queen, Philip and more recently Charles had reined him in much much earlier in his inglorious career. He is not being "punished," if that is the correct word, solely for the interview, or even his association with Epstein, he is being judged and removed from representing the royal family for a culmination of years of gross, unethical, spoiled, and unwise behavior that has finally, finally risen to the level that the Queen had to pay attention because it is seriously impacting the status of the royal family. There's plenty to think about, but some of the most unflattering reflections are not just about Andrew and Epstein, it's about the long-term wisdom of leaving the separate members of the working BRF to go their own way without more central oversight.