King Charles III has announced that he will remove his brother, Prince Andrew, from his royal titles and expel him from his residence on the Windsor estate. This decision follows ongoing controversies related to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, according to Buckingham Palace, which confirmed that the formal process to strip him of his titles has begun.
The palace emphasized that these actions are necessary despite Andrew’s denials of the allegations against him. The decision comes in the wake of renewed accusations of sexual assault made by Virginia Giuffre, a prominent accuser of Epstein, who detailed her allegations in a recently published memoir.
Andrew has been instructed to vacate his long-term home on the Windsor estate and move to alternative private accommodation. The move has been welcomed by Giuffre’s family, who see it as a victory for accountability.
Furthermore, public discontent has grown, especially after reports surfaced indicating that Andrew has only been paying minimal rent for his royal residence. The king’s decision to remove Andrew’s titles is seen as a response to this backlash and the need for the royal family to distance itself from the scandal.
Despite the turmoil, Andrew’s daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, will retain their titles. The palace has made it clear that their sympathies remain with the victims of abuse.
