Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s prince title and HRH style have been formally removed by the King.
Details of the Letters Patent have been published by the Crown Office in The Gazette, the UK’s official public record.
The entry read: “THE KING has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 3 November 2025 to declare that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor shall no longer be entitled to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of ‘Royal Highness’ and the titular dignity of ‘Prince’.”
Charles’s decision to effectively banish Andrew from the monarchy and strip him of all his titles, removing his birthright to be a prince as well as his dukedom, followed growing controversy over his links to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
For many years, Andrew has been dogged by allegations he sexually abused Virginia Giuffre after she was trafficked by the financier.
Andrew has always denied the claims. Ms Giuffre sued in 2021 and the case was settled outside of court for a sum believed to have been around £12m.
Letters patent are a type of legal document and an “open letter” which expresses the will of the Monarch, usually on ministerial advice.
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Andrew stepped down from public duties in 2019 after his disastrous Newsnight interview about his friendship with Epstein and as a non-working royal does not serve as a counsellor of state, who can deputise for the monarch if he is overseas on an official trip or ill.
But Andrew has been plagued most recently with new allegations, relating to his relationship with Epstein, links to an alleged Chinese spy and reports he asked a royal close protection officer to “dig up dirt” on Virginia Giuffre.
While Andrew initially announced he would no longer use his royal titles, his brother vowed to go further and has now formally removed them.
A notice has also been served for Andrew to surrender his lease at Royal Lodge, the substantial property in Windsor where he has been paying a “peppercorn rent”.
He will now move to private accommodation in Sandringham, Norfolk.
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