"Andrew will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and not as a prince, and he will move from his Royal Lodge residence into "private accommodation." The move follows revelations about Andrew's relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Pressure had been growing on the palace to oust the prince from Royal Lodge after he surrendered his use of the title Duke of York earlier this month over his friendship with Epstein and allegations by one of Epstein's victims, Virginia Roberts Giuffre."
"But the king went even further, stripping him of the title of prince that he has had since birth as a child of a monarch, the late Queen Elizabeth II. "These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him," the palace said. "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 III stripped Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and directed that he be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. Andrew will no longer use the title of prince and must move from Royal Lodge into private accommodation. The action follows revelations about Andrew's relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and mounting pressure after Andrew surrendered the Duke of York title amid allegations by Virginia Roberts Giuffre. The king removed the princely title that Andrew held since birth as a child of the late Queen Elizabeth II. The palace stated the censures are necessary despite Andrew's denials and expressed sympathy for victims and survivors of abuse.
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