Overview
- Buckingham Palace action has left Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor without his royal style and facing the surrender of his long-term Royal Lodge lease.
- Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie retain their princess titles and places in the line of succession under the 1917 Letters Patent, and they have resumed public duties with Beatrice fronting work for Borne and Eugenie mentoring for The King’s Foundation.
- Royal commentator reports describe an unconfirmed ‘secret deal’ in which Andrew ceded privileges in exchange for protections for his daughters, plus a possible move to private royal accommodation and financial support.
- Sarah Ferguson is reported to be preparing to leave Royal Lodge, removing “Duchess” from company paperwork and considering a stay with Princess Eugenie in Portugal, according to multiple media outlets.
- More than 20,000 pages of Epstein-related documents released to the U.S. House Oversight Committee have revived interest in Andrew’s past associations, even as he continues to deny wrongdoing.