Overview
- Buckingham Palace says a formal legal process is underway to remove Andrew’s princely status and peerage titles, and he will be styled Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
- Specific losses include Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, Baron Killyleagh and his knighthood in the Order of the Garter, according to the palace announcement.
- Andrew has been directed to surrender his Royal Lodge lease and relocate to a private residence on the Sandringham estate, with timing to be confirmed.
- Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie retain their titles, the palace confirmed in outlining the scope of the changes.
- The Metropolitan Police are actively examining press reports about alleged efforts to discredit Virginia Giuffre, while MPs and campaigners press for further scrutiny.