Overview
- Defence Secretary John Healey said the government is working to strip Andrew of his honorary vice-admiral rank, the final military title he retained after 2022.
- Ministry of Defence officials are assessing whether he reverts to his substantive rank of commander or loses naval rank entirely, while any decision on medals remains under review.
- Buckingham Palace confirmed he will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, served notice to surrender the Royal Lodge lease, and arranged a move to privately funded accommodation on the Sandringham estate.
- Members of the US House Oversight Committee have invited him to testify as part of their inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein, increasing political pressure in Washington.
- Newly released 2010 emails show he discussed meeting Epstein after the financier’s release from jail; he denies Virginia Giuffre’s allegations, and her posthumous memoir has renewed scrutiny.