Overview
- After his titles were removed, the palace styled him as “Andrew Mountbatten Windsor” without a hyphen, reportedly with his agreement.
- The Times reports officials are considering reverting to “Mountbatten-Windsor” in future references.
- Queen Elizabeth II’s 1960 Privy Council declaration set Mountbatten-Windsor as the surname for descendants who do not use royal styles.
- Historians say the no-hyphen form conflicts with precedent and expect a correction, while separate reporting says Andrew preferred the non-hyphenated version.
- Any adjustment would be a procedural change to styling and would not alter the earlier loss of “Prince” and “HRH” or the continuing scrutiny of his affairs.