Overview

• He will no longer use the titles Duke of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron Killyleagh or honours from the Order of the Garter and the Royal Victorian Order.
• He will not perform official duties or represent the Royal Family, with reporting indicating the loss of institutional support for travel, staff and representation and a review of state-funded security.
• The change affects public usage rather than legal status because stripping peerages would require legislation by the UK Parliament.
• He retains his princely status by birth and private income, including a Royal Navy pension, while continuing to deny allegations linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
• London’s Metropolitan Police said it is examining reports that in 2011 he asked a protection officer to seek compromising information on Virginia Giuffre.