Prince Andrew is being stripped of his titles and should give up his lease to Royal Lodge, the mansion in Windsor the place he lives, in keeping with an announcement from Buckingham Palace.
“Prince Andrew will now be often called Andrew Mountbatten Windsor,” the assertion stated. “Formal discover has now been served to give up the lease and he’ll transfer to different non-public lodging.”
Andrew had not too long ago stated he would cease utilizing his royal titles and honors, together with the Duke of York, however Thursday’s assertion on behalf of King Charles III and Queen Camilla initiated the formal means of revoking all his titles, together with prince.
“These censures are deemed essential, however the truth that he continues to disclaim the allegations towards him,” the assertion stated.
Andrew has come underneath intense scrutiny over his friendship with convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein and accusations from Virginia Giuffre that she was trafficked to have interaction in intercourse with the prince whereas she was underage. Andrew has denied the allegations. He reached a settlement with Giuffre in 2022. Giuffre died by suicide earlier this yr.
“Their Majesties want to clarify that their ideas and utmost sympathies have been, and can stay with, the victims and survivors of any and all types of abuse,” the assertion stated.
In a memoir revealed posthumously, Giuffre detailed her alleged encounters with Andrew.
“He was pleasant sufficient, however nonetheless entitled — as if he believed having intercourse with me was his birthright,” she wrote. “The subsequent morning, [Ghislaine] Maxwell informed me: ‘You probably did effectively. The prince had enjoyable.’ Epstein would give me $15,000 for servicing the person the tabloids referred to as ‘Randy Andy.'”
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