Overview
- Defence Secretary John Healey said the government is working with the King to remove Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s honorary vice‑admiral rank, his final military title.
- Healey said any decision over Andrew’s service medals remains undecided and would follow the King’s lead.
- Buckingham Palace has initiated the formal removal of Andrew’s styles, titles and honours, and he will be publicly known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
- Formal notice has been served for Andrew to surrender the Royal Lodge lease, with reporting indicating a move to private accommodation on the Sandringham estate and financial arrangements still being discussed.
- Newly released 2010 emails show Andrew planned to “catch up in person” with Jeffrey Epstein, and a friend of the King claims Andrew resisted statements supporting abuse survivors, as US lawmakers press for him to provide evidence to Congress.