Read Buckingham Palace‘s statement in full as Andrew is stripped of his Prince title – and kicked out of Royal Lodge.
King Charles, 76, made the bombshell announcement about his younger brother, 65, this evening.
The statement reads: ‘His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew.
‘Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
‘His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence.
‘Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative private accommodation.
‘These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him.
‘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.’
King Charles, 76, made the bombshell announcement about his younger brother (pictured last year), 65, this evening
The statement (pictured) reads: ‘His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew’
Andrew’s departure from Royal Lodge (pictured, the gates to the residence after tonight’s announcement he is set to leave) comes amid an ongoing row over the residence since his titles were stripped earlier this month
But, as of today, it is understood Andrew has been served to surrender the lease and will move out of the residence (pictured, file photo) as soon as practically possible
The titles set for removal include Andrew’s positions as Prince, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron Killyleagh.
He will also no longer be addressed as His Royal Highness.
The honours he will be stripped of are the Order of the Garter – the country’s most ancient order of chivalry – and his Knight Grand Cross of the Victorian Order.
Although Andrew has been stripped of all his remaining titles, those of his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, will remain.
Amid the controversy, the King is said to be very keen to ‘protect’ his nieces Princess Beatrice, 37, and Princess Eugenie, 35.
They remain Her Royal Highnesses as granddaughters of Queen Elizabeth.
‘He wouldn’t have wanted to sign off on anything that would impact them,’ a source previously told the Daily Mail.
But Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, formerly known as the Duchess of York, lost her right to that address when he agreed to give up all his remaining royal titles last week.
He relinquished his dukedom, his membership of the Order of the Garter and his position as Knight Grand Cross the Royal Victoria Order.
The royal was initially allowed to remain a Prince, as the son of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
But this latest announcement has seen this position revoked too, with the formal process to actually remove his titles also now initiated.
Andrew’s departure from Royal Lodge comes amid an ongoing row over the residence since his titles were stripped earlier this month.
But, as of today, it is understood Andrew has been served to surrender the lease and will move out of the residence as soon as practically possible.
The royal will be moved to a property on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk – more than 100 miles away from his current home with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson in Windsor.
The specifics regarding the move are unknown.
Fergie, meanwhile, will make her own living arrangements after moving out of the royal grounds of Windsor Castle, it is understood.
Although Andrew has been stripped of all his remaining titles, those of his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie (pictured in 2023), will remain
Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson (pictured together at the Duchess of Kent’s funeral in September), formerly known as the Duchess of York, lost her right to that address when he agreed to give up all his remaining royal titles last week
The move was entirely down to the King and his advisors, without pressure from the government or other family members, such as Prince William, sources told the Mail.
‘The process has been underway for some while but there was a need to get it right in the face of some very big challenges,’ an insider said.
Notice was not served on Andrew to move. It was his lease so it was up to the former Duke of York to serve notice himself, suggesting he is not fighting the process.
Andrew has lived at the Grade II-listed mansion on the grounds of Windsor Castle for over two decades with Fergie, despite their divorce in 1996.
The departure comes amid the ex-Duke’s ongoing entanglement in the Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse scandal, his involvement in which he continues to vehemently deny.
This is a breaking story – further updates to follow.
