Buckingham Palace introduced on Thursday, October 30, that King Charles III has determined to strip his youthful brother, Andrew, of all royal titles, honours, and his royal residence close to Windsor Fortress. Andrew, who had held the title ‘prince’ will now not use the royal prefix, and can as a substitute be often known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. He’s anticipated to vacate his Royal Lodge residence on Windsor Fortress and transfer into “personal lodging,” the Buckingham Palace mentioned.
It mentioned, “His Majesty has at the moment initiated a proper course of to take away the Fashion, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew. Prince Andrew will now be often known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.”
The choice to strip Andrew of all his titles and honours, and evict him from his royal dwelling got here as he has lengthy fought his hyperlinks to youngster intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein, and allegations by one in all his victims, Virginia Roberts Giuffre. She died by suicide in April on the age of 41.
Explaining why, the palace additional mentioned the actions had been essential regardless of his continued denial of the allegations in opposition to him.
“These censures are deemed essential, however the truth that he continues to disclaim the allegations in opposition to him. Their Majesties want to clarify that their ideas and utmost sympathies have been, and can stay with, the victims and survivors of any and all types of abuse,” it mentioned.
The allegations in opposition to Andrew
Andrew confronted public backlash after emails surfaced earlier this month revealing he had stayed in contact with Jeffrey Epstein longer than he had beforehand acknowledged.
He had claimed that he broke off contact with Epstein in December 2010. It was later revealed that Andrew had despatched an e mail to Epstein in February 2011, telling him they had been “on this collectively” and would “must rise above it.”
Just a few weeks in the past, he had given up his royal titles, together with Duke of York, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) and Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, leaving him with simply ‘prince’.
As we speak, on October 30, Andrew was stripped of even that.
As Andrew introduced the choice to relinquish his title, he but once more denied allegations made by Virginia Giuffre in opposition to him. “I vigorously deny the accusations in opposition to me,” he mentioned in his assertion.
The allegations tied to his affiliation with Jeffrey Epstein have adopted him since particulars of their connection first emerged in 2011.
He was compelled to resign as Britain’s particular commerce envoy. Throughout that point, Andrew was dealing with questions over his hyperlinks with Stated Gadhafi, son of late Libyan chief Moammar Gadhafi.
In 2019, the main target was drawn on Andrew having intercourse with at the least one underage lady. Andrew has denied the allegations. He even agreed to do a TV interview the place he defended his friendship with Epstein, and categorically denied assembly Virginia Giuffre.
In 2020, Buckingham Palace broadcasts that Andrew will droop all royal duties “for the foreseeable future.” 4 days later, the prince is stripped of his position as patron of 230 charities.
In 2022, Andrew agreed to settle a New York civil lawsuit filed by Virginia Giuffre. Authorized specialists estimate that the undisclosed settlement price Andrew as a lot as $10 million.
