Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the brother of King Charles III and son of the late Queen Elizabeth II, is officially no longer a prince.
The loss of Andrew’s titles of prince and His Royal Highness was published Thursday by the Crown Office in The Gazette, the official public record of the United Kingdom.
“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 entry reads.
Prince Andrew, Duke of York attends Katharine, Duchess of Kent’s Requiem Mass service at Westminster Cathedral on September 16, 2025 in London.
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Buckingham Palace announced on Oct. 30 that Charles had initiated the process of removing Andrew’s “style, titles and honours” in the latest fallout from Andrew’s relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor,” the palace stated at the time. “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,” the statement continued. “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.”
In addition to no longer being referred to as Prince Andrew — the title given to him at birth by his mother, who died in 2022 at the age of 96 — Andrew also lost the titles of Earl of Inverness, Baron Killyleagh, the style “His Royal Highness” and the honors of the Order of the Garter and Knight Grand Cross of the Victorian Order, a royal source told ABC News.
Andrew announced earlier in October that he would no longer use his Duke of York title, saying in a statement released by the palace that “the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family.”