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In November 2025, King Charles stripped his brother, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, of his royal titles, including “His Royal Highness” and the Duke of York title, due to his serious lapses in judgment. This was formalized through a Letters Patent and published in The Gazette. Andrew is also being forced to relocate from his Royal Lodge residence to a more secluded property on the Sandringham Estate. The decision was applauded by the family of Giuffre, who previously made allegations against Andrew. The letter asks for a response by Nov. 20 but does not require Andrew’s cooperation.
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Posted November 6, 2025 3:39 pm
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The disgraced royal has also lost the designation “his royal highness” after the king issued a Letters Patent, a centuries-old type of document used by monarchs to bestow — and remove — appointments or titles.
An announcement published Wednesday in The Gazette — the U.K.’s official public record — said “THE KING has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 3 November 2025 to declare that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor shall no longer be entitled to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of ‘Royal Highness’ and the titular dignity of “Prince.’”
The king also formally removed the title Duke of York from his brother.
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The king went even further to punish Mountbatten Windsor for serious lapses of judgment by removing the title of prince that he has held since birth as a child of a monarch, the late Queen Elizabeth II.
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Andrew also is being forced to move from Royal Lodge, the 30-room mansion near Windsor Castle where he has lived for more than 20 years, into a more remote home funded by his brother on the king’s 20,000-acre (8,100 hectare) Sandringham Estate in eastern England.
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The king’s decision was welcomed by the family of Giuffre, who died by suicide in April at the age of 41.
Andrew denies Giuffre’s allegations.
“Well-documented allegations against you, along with your long-standing friendship with Mr. Epstein, indicate that you may possess knowledge of his activities relevant to our investigation,” the letter said.
The letter asks for a response by Nov. 20 but does not require Andrew’s cooperation.
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