Prince Andrewson of the deceased Queen Elizabeth IIHe has been stripped of his title of “prince” and will be moving out of his royal residence in recent times. radioactive dust of her relationship with the deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday that King Charles IIIAndrew’s older brother, has begun the process of removing Andrew’s “style, titles and honors.”
“Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor,” the palace said in a statement. “His tenancy at Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in his residence. He has now been formally notified to renounce the tenancy and will move to alternative private accommodation.”
“These censures are deemed necessary, even though he continues to deny the allegations against him,” the statement continued. “Their Majesties wish to make it clear that their thoughts and deepest condolences have been and will continue to be with the victims and survivors of each and every form of abuse.”
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, attends the Requiem Mass of Katharine, Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral on September 16, 2025 in London.
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In addition, he is no longer known as Prince Andrew (the title given to him at birth by Queen Elizabeth, who died in 2022 At the age of 96, Andrew is also losing the titles of Earl of Inverness, Baron Killyleagh, the style of “His Royal Highness” and the honors of the Order of the Garter and Knight Grand Cross of the Victorian Order, a royal source told ABC News.
Andrew announced earlier this month that he would no longer use his title Duke of York, saying in a statement issued by the palace that “the continued allegations about me distract from the work of Her Majesty and the Royal Family.”
The removal of Andrew’s titles marks the first time a member of the British royal family has been stripped of their title in more than 100 years. according the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
Under the move announced Thursday, Andrew will also move from his former home, Royal Lodge, on the grounds of Windsor Castle, to a property in Sandringham, the king’s private estate in Norfolk, England, a royal source told ABC News.
Prince Andrew, Duke of York and King Charles III attend the Requiem Mass of Katharine, Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral on September 16, 2025 in London.
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The titles of Andrew’s two daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, are not affected by the decision. His mother, Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, will no longer be called the Duchess of York and will look after her own living quarters after also living at Royal Lodge, according to the royal source.
The announcement earlier this month that Andrew would no longer use his title Duke of York came just days before the Oct. 21 publication of the memoir, “Nobody’s Girl,” written by Virginia Giuffre before her death. death in April.
Giuffre had alleged that Epstein, who committed suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking minor girls, trafficked her to Andrew, who she claimed took advantage of and sexually abused her when she was under 18.
“Nobody’s Girl” includes Giuffre’s recollections of what she alleges were her interactions with Andrew, according to a copy of the book seen by ABC News.
Andrew has repeatedly denied the allegations against him and attacked Giuffre’s credibility and motives. He established a sexual assault lawsuit from Giuffre in February 2022 without admitting wrongdoing.
Epstein and Giuffre previously settled a civil suit for $500,000 in 2009.
Giuffre’s attorney, Sigrid McCawley, managing partner at Boies Schiller Flexner, told ABC News on Thursday: “Virginia Giuffre’s voice has changed history.”
“Her bravery, determination and resilient spirit have led her to this defining moment,” McCawley said in a statement. “As we explain the significance of the turning point when the King took away the title of ‘Prince’ from his brother Andrew, “It should be a lesson to all to listen, hear and believe survivors of abuse.”
Andrew, the second youngest of Elizabeth and the late Prince Philip’s four children, took a step back from her royal public duties in 2019, and said in a statement at the time that her “former association with Jeffrey Epstein has become a significant disruption to my family’s work and the valuable work being done at the many organizations and charities I am proud to support.”
Three years later, in 2022, Andrew, who served for 22 years in the Royal Navy, return his military titles and patronages to his mother.
Epstein’s former accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021 on charges of child sex trafficking and other Epstein-related crimes, he is the only Epstein associate charged in connection with his crimes. She has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
In an August interview with the U.S. Department of Justice, Maxwell reclaimed that an infamous photo of her with Andrew and Giuffre is fake and that an alleged sexual encounter between the prince and then-teenage Giuffre could not have occurred at her London home, as Giuffre had claimed.
“What I can say absolutely categorically is that I never at any time groomed Andrew to have relations with her or any other human being,” he said, according to a transcript and audio of the conversation released by the Justice Department.
