King Charles III has formally stripped his younger brother, Prince Andrew, of his remaining royal titles and residence on the Windsor estate, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Thursday.
The palace said the decision followed renewed public outrage sparked by fresh claims in the memoir of Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers. Giuffre, who died earlier this year, had detailed her alleged encounters with the Duke of York when she was 17—allegations Andrew has consistently denied.
“His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew,” the statement read. “Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.”
The move also ends Andrew’s decades-long residence at Royal Lodge, located on Windsor Castle’s sprawling grounds. The statement added that he will relocate “to alternative private accommodation.”
“These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him,” the palace noted, signalling the King’s resolve to protect the monarchy’s integrity amid deepening controversy.
The palace also extended its sympathy to abuse victims, saying: “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 previously reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with Giuffre in 2022 to end her civil sexual assault case in the United States. Epstein, whose network of sexual exploitation led to worldwide condemnation, died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
