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Prince Andrew has been stripped of his title and forced to move out of his Royal Lodge home, Buckham Palace announced on Thursday (October 30) in a statement released on Thursday (October 30).
Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles III, has received public backlash over his past relationship with late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and was named in a lawsuit by an late Epstein abuse survivor.
"His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew," the palace said. "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 his residence. Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative private accommodation. 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 had previously announced that he would immediately stop using titles and honors, including the Duke of York, in a statement released on October 17.
"With His Majesty's agreement, we feel I must now go a step further. I will therefore no longer use my title or the honours which have been conferred upon me. As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me."
Andrew's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, will also no longer be known as the Duchess of York following his decision. Andrew initially stepped back from his public duties in 2019 and later royal patronages in January 2022 after his lawyers failed to have a lawsuit by Virginia Giuffre accusing him of sexual abuse dismissed.
Andrew later paid Giuffre, who claimed the alleged sexual abuse took place when she was 17 and later died by suicide at the age of 41, a substantial sum, but has repeatedly denied the allegation publicly.