Overview
- Buckingham Palace said the monarch has begun a formal process to remove Prince Andrew’s remaining styles, titles and honors.
- The palace stated that he will be known going forward as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
- Officials notified Andrew that his Royal Lodge lease is being terminated and that he will relocate to private accommodation.
- The statement links the action to the reputational fallout from his association with Jeffrey Epstein, notes that Andrew denies the allegations, and conveys sympathy to abuse victims.
- British media report that publication of excerpts from Virginia Giuffre’s book was an immediate trigger for the latest step.