Andrew announced earlier this month that he would be giving up his titles, including the Duke of York, though he was expected to remain known as Prince Andrew.Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images

Prince Andrew stripped of titles and will leave Royal Lodge – POLITICO

30 Oct 2025, 20:48 by Ferdinand Knapp · POLITICO

Prince Andrew has been stripped of his royal titles and honors and ordered to leave his longtime residence the Royal Lodge, Buckingham Palace said.

“His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew,” the palace said in a statement Thursday evening, marking an extraordinary intervention by the British monarch.

“Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor,” the palace wrote. “His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence. Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative private accommodation.”