Buckingham Palace has confirmed that King Charles III has formally initiated proceedings to strip Prince Andrew of all remaining royal titles, styles, and honours, a move described by the Palace as “necessary censures.”
In an official statement released on Thursday, October 30, 2025, the Palace announced that the Duke of York, as he was previously known, will now go by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The statement further revealed that Andrew’s lease at the Royal Lodge, his longtime residence on the Windsor estate, has been terminated. The property, which had provided him with legal grounds to continue residing there, will now revert to Crown Estate management. Andrew is expected to relocate to “alternative private accommodation” in the coming weeks.
“These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him,” the Palace said, adding that “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.”
Earlier this month, Andrew relinquished his remaining royal patronages and his title as Duke of York, following renewed scrutiny of his ties to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The latest decision marks one of the most decisive breaks within the British royal family in modern history.
The move comes in the wake of intensified public outrage following the publication of a posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre, the American woman who had long accused Andrew of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager. Giuffre, 41, was found dead by suicide in April, just months before her memoir’s release.
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In a statement released Thursday, Giuffre’s family expressed mixed emotions about the development. “Today, an ordinary American girl, from an ordinary American family, brought down a British prince with her truth and extraordinary courage,” the family said.
Giuffre’s brother, Sky Roberts, described the day as both “joyous and happy and sad” in an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. “She (Giuffre) should be here. She should be having this interview with you,” he said.
The Palace’s decision emphasizes King Charles’s determination to safeguard the integrity of the monarchy amid lingering fallout from Andrew’s association with Epstein, a controversy that has spanned more than 15 years.
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