King Charles III has removed his younger brother, Prince Andrew, from his royal titles and revoking his right to live at his longtime Windsor estate residence.
The palace announced this on Thursday, marking the latest consequence for the scandal-embroiled royal amid the Jeffrey Epstein controversy.
“Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor,” Buckingham Palace said, adding Charles had begun the formal process to remove all his brother’s titles.
Andrew has also been told to move out of his long-time home on Windsor Castle’s sprawling grounds, and he will move “to alternative private accommodation” as soon as possible.
The announcement came in the wake of widespread public outrage over fresh sexual assault allegations brought by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s principal accusers against the 65-year-old, who has consistently denied the claims.
“These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him,” the palace said according to BBC.
“Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse,” it added.
The move follows the recent posthumous release of Virginia Giuffre’s memoir, in which the Epstein victim graphically repeated her claims that she was trafficked to have sex with Prince Andrew on three occasions, including twice when she was just 17.
Andrew, the second son of the late Queen Elizabeth II, has consistently denied the allegations.
However, in 2022, he agreed to pay millions of dollars to Giuffre, a US and Australian citizen, to settle her civil sexual assault case against him.
