Prince Andrew to be stripped of royal titles and residence

The move by King Charles follows revelations about Andrew's relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Buckingham Palace says Britain's King Charles III has begun the "formal" process to strip Prince Andrew of remaining titles and evict him from the royal residence, the Royal Lodge.

The king's brother will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

"These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him," the palace said.

Andrew continues to deny claims of sexual abuse made by Virginia Giuffre, even after renouncing his official titles and settling out of court.

Giuffre, a teenage victim of US sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, died by suicide in April.

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