Overview
- A Central Chancery notice dated December 1 in The Gazette confirms the King has cancelled Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s appointments and erased his name from the registers of the Order of the Garter and the Royal Victorian Order.
- The Palace had announced in late October that he would lose the style, titles and honours of Prince Andrew, leaving him listed simply as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
- Formal notice has been served to surrender his Royal Lodge lease, with reporting indicating a likely relocation to smaller private accommodation on the Sandringham estate in February.
- Royal commentators describe the move as decisive and say it strengthens the King’s standing, with some attributing the push to Prince William’s influence.
- Andrew denies wrongdoing and has not been charged; he previously settled a civil suit brought by Virginia Giuffre, who sued over Epstein-era allegations.