Prince Andrew Stripped of Duke Title Amid Epstein Fallout

Buckingham Palace has stripped Prince Andrew of the Duke of York title and his HRH style; he will be known as Mr Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor. The palace confirmed he has surrendered his Royal Lodge lease and is set to relocate to a private property on the Sandringham estate. The sanctions were described as 'deemed necessary' amid renewed fallout over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, including newly revealed correspondence and allegations he maintained ties after claiming to have cut them. Biographers Andrew Lownie and Nigel Cawthorne said the royal family has effectively 'thrown him under the bus' and warned the move could prompt further revelations and a Metropolitan Police investigation; Cawthorne has urged the Met to reopen Virginia Giuffre’s 2015 complaint and seek FBI files. Giuffre’s family and other critics have called for accountability — including imprisonment — and King Charles and other senior royals are reported to support the decision; Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie will retain their HRH styles.