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British King Charles III officially stripped his younger brother, Prince Andrew, of all titles and honorifics and ordered his removal from the royal residence on the grounds of Windsor Castle. This was announced by the Buckingham Palace press service on October 30.
The official statement stated that Prince Andrew had been given notice to terminate his lease on Royal Lodge. He will subsequently move to another private residence, the Sandringham Royal Estate in Norfolk. His accommodation at the new location will be paid for by King Charles III out of his own pocket.
The decision to strip him of his title came amid the scandal surrounding Prince Andrew's friendship with American financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of sex trafficking minors. In 2019, Epstein was found dead in his prison cell.
Buckingham Palace emphasized that these measures are deemed necessary, despite Prince Andrew's continued denial of the charges against him. "Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and deepest sympathies remain with the victims and survivors of all forms of abuse," the palace statement read.
Prince Andrew's ties to Epstein have once again come into the spotlight following the publication of excerpts from Virginia Giuffre's forthcoming posthumous memoir. In it, she claims to have been a victim of sex trafficking by Epstein and to have had sexual relations with Prince Andrew at the age of 17.
Following the removal of his title, Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. He previously renounced the title of Duke of York in October 2025. In 2022, he was stripped of most of his other titles and removed from royal duties.
The loss of his title does not exclude Prince Andrew from the list of contenders for the British throne – he is eighth in the line of succession.
