Prince Andrew stripped of titles
According to China Central Television News, on October 30 local time, Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles III has initiated formal procedures to strip his younger brother, Prince Andrew, of his title, honors, and titles, and has informed him to move out of the royal residence.
The statement said that Prince Andrew will now be known as "Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor" and will move to a private residence.
Buckingham Palace's latest statement said, "Although Prince Andrew still denies the allegations against him, these disciplinary measures are considered necessary. The King and Queen wish to make it clear that their thoughts and deep sympathy are and will remain with all victims and survivors of any form of abuse."
It is reported that the two daughters of Prince Andrew will still retain their princess status.
65-year-old Prince Andrew is the second son of the late Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. In recent years, he has been embroiled in scandal due to his relationship with the late sex offender and American businessman Jeffrey Epstein. Although he denied in an interview in November 2019 that he had ever had sexual relations with underage girls at Epstein's mansion, he tried to distance himself from the scandal related to Epstein and claimed that he had cut off all contact with Epstein after December 2010. However, recently disclosed emails showed that he still maintained private contact with Epstein in February 2011.
This month on the 17th, Prince Andrew had previously issued a statement through Buckingham Palace, agreeing to give up the title of Duke of York, which was granted by his mother, and other honors, but still retained his prince status, and his two daughters also retained their princess status.
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