Overview
- Official notices dated December 1 record the King’s cancellation and annulment of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s Order of the Garter and Royal Victorian Order appointments, with his name erased from both registers.
- Earlier steps this autumn removed his HRH style and princely dignity via letters patent and deleted the Duke of York entry from the roll of the peerage.
- Buckingham Palace has ordered the surrender of his Royal Lodge lease and a move to privately owned accommodation on the Sandringham estate, with multiple outlets reporting a likely relocation in February.
- He still holds the honorary Royal Navy rank of vice-admiral, which the Defence Secretary says the government will work to remove following the King’s request.
- External scrutiny continues through US congressional interest and a Metropolitan Police review, and Andrew maintains his denial of the allegations linked to Jeffrey Epstein.