Charles Strips Prince Andrew of Titles, Duties

King Charles III has stripped Prince Andrew of his remaining royal titles and duties, ordered him to be styled Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and told him to vacate Royal Lodge, effectively ending his public royal role. The palace action reportedly followed renewed public outrage after Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir and fresh revelations about Andrew’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and was confirmed in a private call in which the King asked, "Can he cope?". Palace insiders and commentators say the decision had broad family backing, with reports that Queen Camilla, Princess Kate and Prince William pressed for decisive action to protect the monarchy’s image. Observers noted the historic significance — the first sanction of this kind in over a century — and said it fits Charles’s effort to slim down and modernize the royal household. The move has reignited calls for further accountability, renewed speculation that other non-working royals, notably Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, could have their roles reviewed, and Andrew denies wrongdoing but remains in the line of succession unless Parliament intervenes.