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Andrew Windsor has been stripped of being a prince and will be kicked out of his Royal Lodge home by his brother, King Charles.
The disgraced royal, who had agreed to stop using his titles after ongoing pressure due to his links with Jeffrey Epstein, has now had them taken from him to ensure that the title cannot be used officially.
He ‘will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’, Buckingham Palace said in a statement this evening.
It is understood that although Mr Windsor denies the accusations, Buckingham Palace consider that there have been ‘serious lapses of judgment’.
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It said: ‘His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew.’
Mr Windsor is said not to have objected to the changes, while Prince William is believed to have been ‘supportive’ of the move.
Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice will retain their titles, as they are the daughters of the son of a Sovereign.
The palace added that the former Duke of York will be evicted from the Royal Lodge, a Grade II-listed, 30-room Windsor mansion.
The commoner formerly known as a prince will move to a property on the Sandringham Estate, one of King Charles’ residences in Norfolk
Any future accommodation will be privately funded by the King.
Andrew’s ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, will also move out of the Royal Lodge and will sort her own living arrangements.
Campaigners have long called for Mr Windsor to leave the Royal Lodge.
Buckingham Palace statement in full
His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew.
Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. 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. These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him.
Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.
Mr Windsor has reportedly paid ‘peppercorn rent’ – an arrangement where the payment is symbolic or very low – for the last 22 years.
He and his family were set to live in the mansion until 2078.
The lease states that the Crown Estate, which oversees the royal family’s massive land and property holdings, would have to pay around half a million pounds if he were to leave the mansion before this.
A look at Royal Lodge in Windsor
The Royal Lodge is a Grade II-listed building in Windsor that houses 30 rooms, including seven bedrooms.
The lavish mansion is made up of a central section standing at three storeys tall, with two-storey wings.
The current building structure dates back to the 19th century and was later expanded in the 1930s by the then Duke of York, also the future King George VI.
The residence was previously occupied by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother from 1952 until she died in 2002, aged 101.
Royal Lodge then became home to Mr Windsor and his family in 2004.
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