Buckingham Palace previously released a statement announcing that the removal process had begun
The King has formally removed Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s prince title and his HRH style by issuing a Letters Patent.
News of the decision to remove his princedom was announced last week by a representative of Buckingham Palace, who declared: “His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew.
“Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence.”
King Charles, 76, reportedly made the decision on his brother’s honours in light of the controversy over Andrew’s relationship with convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.
Virginia Giuffre publicly accused the 65-year-old former prince of sexually abusing her on three separate occasions while she was a minor, having first been trafficked by Epstein.
Despite Andrew – who denied the claims at the time – and Giuffre reaching an out of court settlement in 2022, the scandal saw the father-of-two forced to surrender his HRH title, as well as several titles associated with his military career.
Further titles were removed last month, three days ahead of the posthumous release of a memoir written by Giuffre – who took her own life earlier this year – in which she detailed specific sexual encounters with Andrew. At this time, his ‘Duke of York’ title was removed.
Last week’s statement, however, regarding the removal of his princedom went on to add that Andrew would also be removed from Royal Lodge, where he and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson have resided since 2004.
“Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative private accommodation,” the statement continued. “These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him.
“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.”
Andrew has now been officially stripped of his last remaining titles in changes formalised by the King.
Charles did so by issuing a Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm, published in The Gazette, the UK’s official public record, by the Crown Office.
An entry to the record, made public earlier today (6 November) reads: “THE KING has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 3 November 2025 to declare that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor shall no longer be entitled to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of ‘Royal Highness’ and the titular dignity of ‘Prince’.”
