Overview
- Buckingham Palace said Andrew will cease using his titles and honours and will not undertake public royal duties, a decision reached with King Charles III.
- He retains the title of prince by birth but will no longer use the HRH style and will give up membership of the Order of the Garter and other honours.
- Styling changes extend to family usage, with Sarah Ferguson no longer using Duchess of York while Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie keep their titles.
- The announcement follows The Guardian’s excerpts from Giuffre’s memoir alleging encounters when she was 17 and describing Andrew as acting as if sex was his “birthright”; he denies the allegations and settled her civil suit in 2022 without admitting liability.
- Reports note that formally revoking a peerage would require parliamentary action, so the dukedom remains unused rather than legally removed.