Overview
- Buckingham Palace said a formal process is underway to remove Andrew’s style, titles and honours, and that he will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
- Formal notice was served to surrender the Royal Lodge lease, with a move to private accommodation expected on the Sandringham estate.
- The King will privately fund Andrew’s new accommodation, while Sarah Ferguson must leave Royal Lodge and arrange separate housing.
- Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee asked the Treasury and the Crown Estate to justify whether the Royal Lodge lease delivered value for money.
- The actions follow renewed attention to Andrew’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein and claims in Giuffre’s memoir; Andrew denies the allegations as Giuffre’s family and lawyer welcome the move.