King Charles has taken the extraordinary step of stripping Prince Andrew of all remaining royal titles and honours following renewed scrutiny of his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The 65-year-old prince will also have to leave the Royal Lodge and move to private accommodation on the Sandringham estate.
According to report, he’ll now be known simply as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, no royal titles attached.
The move follows growing public outcry and fresh evidence suggesting Andrew stayed in touch with Epstein much longer than he’d previously claimed.
The scandal reignited with the release of Nobody’s Girl, a memoir by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, one of Epstein’s victims who died in April.
Giuffre had accused Andrew of sexually abusing her when she was 17. The two reached a multimillion-pound settlement in 2022, though Andrew never admitted wrongdoing.
Buckingham Palace acknowledged the decision reflected “serious lapses of judgement,” noting that “Their Majesties’ sympathies remain with victims and survivors of all forms of abuse.”
Giuffre’s brother, Skye Roberts, welcomed the news: “An ordinary American girl brought down a British prince with her truth and extraordinary courage.”
Andrew had already given up the Duke of York title earlier this month.
Now he’s lost prestigious honours including the Order of the Garter and Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, effectively erasing his royal status completely.
