Prince Andrew Stripped of Royal Titles and Residence Amid Ongoing Scandal
London. King Charles III’s embattled brother, Prince Andrew, has been formally removed from the official “Roll of the Peerage,” effectively stripping him of his royal titles and privileges. This move also requires him to vacate the grand “Royal Lodge” residence within the Windsor Castle estate, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Friday.
As per agency report, the Roll of the Peerage is a public record listing members of the royal and noble families of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. The palace stated that King Charles began the process of withdrawing all royal titles and honours from Prince Andrew on Thursday evening. This came days after Andrew announced his decision to renounce the title of Duke of York and other honours amid ongoing scrutiny over his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Despite his voluntary renunciation, controversy continued to grow as British lawmakers debated the significant public expenses incurred for Andrew’s lavish royal lifestyle. The Buckingham Palace statement read that His Majesty has now formally initiated the process of revoking all of Prince Andrew’s royal titles and honours.
According to the statement, Andrew will now be known simply as “Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.” His lease on the Royal Lodge, which had provided him with legal residency protection, has been terminated. Formal notice has been issued for him to vacate the property and relocate to a privately funded residence within King Charles’s Sandringham Estate.
The statement added that these actions were deemed necessary as Andrew continues to deny the allegations against him. It further emphasized that His Majesty’s sympathies remain with victims of all forms of abuse.
Under this process, King Charles issued a royal warrant to Lord Chancellor David Lammy, allowing the titles’ revocation to proceed without requiring parliamentary approval. The titles and honours being withdrawn include Prince, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, Baron Killyleagh, His Royal Highness, the Order of the Garter, and Knight Grand Cross of the Victorian Order.
Royal household sources indicated that Andrew is expected to vacate the 30-room Royal Lodge soon and move to a smaller property on the Sandringham Estate, which the King will personally finance.
The action follows the posthumous release of Virginia Giuffre’s memoir Nobody’s Girl, which recounts her life as a “sex slave” for Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Giuffre, who died by suicide in April this year at her farmhouse in Western Australia, had accused Prince Andrew of sexually assaulting her on three occasions when she was 17. Andrew has consistently denied these allegations.
In a recent family statement, Giuffre’s relatives said she ensured her fight for justice would continue even after her death, adding that her courage and truth “brought a British prince from the heights of royalty to the ground of accountability.”
