Overview
- Buckingham Palace says Andrew will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, has issued notice to vacate Royal Lodge, and he is expected to relocate to a private Sandringham property reportedly funded by the King’s private money.
- The procedural removal of styles, titles and honours is being routed through Lord Chancellor David Lammy, a rare step shaped by the 1917 Letters Patent framework.
- Sarah Ferguson will leave Royal Lodge, while Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie retain their titles under the 1917 rules, and Andrew remains in the line of succession.
- Activist group Republic has announced legal action seeking criminal accountability, as UK and US figures urge Andrew to cooperate with inquiries tied to the Epstein case.
- Parliamentary and public scrutiny continues over lease arrangements and any financial support, with questions persisting about funding sources and oversight.