Overview
- Defence Minister John Healey said the government, guided by the king, is working to remove Andrew’s vice-admiral status, his last remaining military honor.
- Andrew has been struck from the Roll of the Peerage and is now publicly listed as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor after the palace initiated the removal of his royal titles.
- He has been told to leave the Royal Lodge at Windsor, with relocation to a house on the king’s Sandringham estate expected, as media report unconfirmed plans for private financial support.
- Newly disclosed 2010 emails show Andrew sought a meeting with Jeffrey Epstein after his release from jail, while Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir renewed allegations that Andrew denies; he settled her 2022 civil suit without admitting liability.
- Downing Street voiced support and sympathy for victims as Scotland Yard reviews material from Giuffre’s memoir and activists explore a private prosecution, with no new criminal charges announced.