2 Dec 2025

Former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor stripped of remaining titles

3:47 pm on 2 December 2025

By Liana Walker, ABC News

(FILES) Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York, arrives to attend a Requiem Mass, a Catholic funeral service, for the late Katharine, Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral in London on September 16, 2025. Britain's disgraced former prince Andrew failed to respond to a request from US lawmakers to be questioned about his friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, members of a US Congressional committed have announced. The letter asked Andrew, now known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor after King Charles III formally stripped his younger brother's titles over his ties to Epstein, to respond by November 20, 2025. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt / POOL / AFP)

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Photo: AFP / JORDAN PETTITT

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince, has been stripped of his remaining royal titles by King Charles.

Mountbatten-Windsor announced in October he would give up his title of Duke of York and honours following a discussion with his brother, the King.

He later had his royal titles stripped and was told to leave the royal lodge.

Mountbatten-Windsor has also had his military titles removed.

A notice posted in the London Gazette directed that Mountbatten-Windsor's two remaining royal titles be cancelled.

The notice read:

"THE KING has directed that the appointment of Andrew Albert Christian Edward MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSOR to be a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, dated 23 April 2006, shall be cancelled and annulled and that his name shall be erased from the Register of the said Order.

"THE KING has directed that the appointment of Andrew Albert Christian Edward MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSOR to be a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, dated 19 February 2011, shall be cancelled and annulled and that his name shall be erased from the Register of the said Order."

The Order of the Garter is one of the most senior orders of knighthood in the British honours system and was founded by King Edward III in 1348.

The Royal Victorian Order recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch, members of the royal family, or to any viceroy or senior representative of the monarch.

It was established by Queen Victoria in 1896.

Andrew has been under renewed pressure in recent weeks over his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

He has been summoned to appear before a US congressional panel investigating Epstein.

A timeline of demise

Below are the key dates in the series of events that ended with Andrew being stripped of his royal titles and told to leave home.

March, 2001: Photo taken of Prince Andrew with Virginia Giuffre (then known as Virginia Roberts) and Ghislaine Maxwell in London - allegedly by late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

December, 2010: Prince Andrew photographed with Epstein in Central Park, New York - after Epstein was released from prison on a sexual offence charge

February 21, 2011: New York Post publishes photo of Andrew and Epstein with headline "Prince and perv"

February 27, 2011: Daily Mail publishes interview with Virginia Giuffre and the now infamous photo - but article stops short of accusing him of misconduct

February 28, 2011: Prince Andrew allegedly emails Epstein saying "we're in this together" and "we'll play some more soon" in reference to negative press

Janaury, 2015: Allegations Prince Andrew has sex with a minor made public as part of a lawsuit against Epstein

January, 2015: Daily Mail publishes story identifying Virginia Roberts as the victim in the case, including details of the night of the alleged offence

July, 2019: Epstein arrested on sex trafficking charges

August, 2019: Epstein found dead in his jail cell

November 16, 2019: Prince Andrew gives lengthy interview with BBC denying sexual abuse allegations, saying he does not sweat, he cut off contact with Epstein in December 2010 and questioning the legitimacy of the 2001 photo

November 20, 2019: Prince Andrew steps back from public duties "for the foreseeable future" because his relations with Epstein became "a major disruption

September, 2021: Prince Andrew served with sexual assault civil lawsuit papers, lodged in the US by Virginia Giuffre

October, 2021: British police say they will not be taking further action after conducting a review of evidence relating to sex crime allegations against Prince Andrew

Janaury, 2022: Prince Andrew is stripped of his honorary military titles after a judge rejects his bid to have the civil lawsuit dismissed - but he remains a prince and the Duke of York

February, 2022: Prince Andrew reaches a settlement with Virginia Giuffre in her civil case, agreeing to make a donation to her victims' rights charity

September, 2024: Prince Andrew told to pay for the upkeep of the 30-room Royal Lodge mansion he rents from the Crown Estate if he wants to keep living there, the BBC reports

December 14, 2024: Prince Andrew says he "ceased all contact" with an unnamed businessman accused of being a Chinese spy

February, 2025: Court documents made public reveal email sent to Epstein saying "we're in this together" and "we'll play soon" from a member of the royal family - who British media says it's believed that was Prince Andrew

April, 2025: Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide, with her family calling her a "fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking"

September, 2025: Multiple charities cut ties with Prince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson after it is revealed she emailed Epstein calling him "a supreme friend" in 2011

October 12, 2025: The Daily Mail and The Sun claim to have confirmed the email was sent from Prince Andrew - contradicting his assertion he cut off contacts with Epstein in December 2010

October 15, 2025: Extracts of Virginia Giuffre's memoir published by British media revive allegations against Prince Andrew

October 16, 2015: British newspaper The Telegraph publishes story linking Prince Andrew with a different "Chinese spymaster"

October 17, 2025: Prince Andrew announces he will no longer use his titles and honours while "vigorously" denying allegations - however, he has not been stripped of his Dukedom and is referred to as a prince

October 21, 2025: The BBC reveals details of Prince Andrew's "peppercorn" lease of Royal Lodge amid growing scrutiny in his lavish living arrangements

October 30, 2025: Prince Andrew is stripped of his royal titles and told to leave Royal Lodge - he is now referred to as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor

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