Buckingham Palace has announced that Prince Andrew will lose his royal title and leave his Windsor residence, Royal Lodge. Going forward, he will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
The Palace confirmed that King Charles III has “initiated a formal process” to remove the style, titles, and honours of his brother.
notice has been served requiring Andrew to surrender the lease on Royal Lodge, after which he will move to alternative private accommodation on the royal estate in Sandringham, Norfolk.
“These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him,” the Palace said in a statement.
“Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.”
The decision comes after Andrew voluntarily gave up other royal titles earlier this month, including the Duke of York, following renewed scrutiny over his private life.
Allegations resurfaced in a posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre, who claimed she was forced into sexual encounters with Andrew as a teenager—claims he has consistently denied.
Further controversy arose after emails from 2011 emerged showing Andrew in contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein months after he had claimed their friendship had ended.
The government was consulted on the move and expressed support for the King’s decision. Andrew reportedly did not object to the removal of his titles.
Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, Andrew’s daughters, will retain their titles in accordance with King George V’s Letters Patent of 1917.
