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City of London Weighs Stripping Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of Final Honour

City officials are reviewing the inherited Freedom after weeks of cascading sanctions.

Overview

  • The City of London Corporation said it is listening to concerns and will carefully consider the rules for removing the Freedom of the City, which Andrew holds by patrimony.
  • Buckingham Palace confirmed this month that his styles, titles and honours were removed and that formal notice was served to surrender his Royal Lodge lease, with a move to private accommodation on the Sandringham estate planned.
  • He did not meet a November 20 deadline to respond to a U.S. House Oversight Committee request for a transcribed interview regarding Jeffrey Epstein, and he continues to deny the allegations.
  • A cache of about 23,000 Epstein-related documents provided to Congress reportedly includes 173 mentions of Andrew, with media stressing that mentions do not imply wrongdoing.
  • Sarah Ferguson is reportedly weighing paid U.S. television interview offers, as commentators say senior royals are keeping their distance while emphasizing a duty of care.