Buckingham Palace has announced that Prince Andrew, Duke of York, will no longer hold any royal titles or privileges and has been ordered to vacate his longtime residence at Royal Lodge, Windsor. The decision comes amid intensified scrutiny over Andrew’s association with the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein, following new allegations detailed in the posthumous memoir of Epstein survivor Virginia Roberts Giuffre.
Effective immediately, Andrew will be known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, relinquishing the title of prince he has held since birth. The palace confirmed that King Charles III initiated a formal process to remove all styles, titles, and honours previously accorded to his younger brother.
“His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew,” Buckingham Palace said in a rare public statement.
The move follows mounting pressure from advocacy groups, media outlets, and members of the public, who have called for greater accountability within the royal family. Andrew had previously stepped back from public duties in 2019 and surrendered his Duke of York title earlier this month.
As part of the transition, Andrew will relocate to a smaller, privately funded property on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. Palace sources emphasized that the decision was made to preserve the integrity of the monarchy and respond to “serious lapses in judgment.”