Prince Andrew was stripped of his titles and had to surrender a lease to the Royal Lodge at Windsor
Prince Andrew is being stripped of his title and must surrender his lease on the Royal Lodge, the marion in Windsor where he lives, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace.
“Prince Andrew will be known as Andrew Mnumrantbatten Windsor,” the statement said. “Official notice has now been served to give up the lease and you will be moving to another private residence.”
Andrew had just been mentioned He would stop using His royal titles and honors, including the Duke of York, but said a statement on Thursday on behalf of King Charles III and Queen Camilla established a formal process to return all his titles, including the prince.
“This calculation was deemed necessary, despite the fact that he continues to deny these allegations against him,” the statement said.
Andrew has come under intense scrutiny for his friendship with co-accused Jeffrey Epstrein and the allegations that have arisen Virginia Giffre That she was trafficked to have sex with the Prince when she was E. Andrew denied the allegations. He reached a to be paid by giffre in 2022. Giffre died by suicide earlier this year.
“Their officials wish to clarify that their thoughts and feelings are very important, and will remain with you, the victims and survivors of any form of abuse,” the statement said.
Gifre’s family said on Thursday in a statement given to CBS News’ Network BBC News, “Today, an ordinary American girl in an ordinary American family, brought down the British prince with her truth and with extraordinary courage.”
“Today, he said, we, his family, and his male sisters, continued to Jeffgey Epstrein and Ghislaine Maxwell,” said Roberts, Ammale, Amanda.
In a The memoir was published laterGiffre explained to Andrew.
“He was kind enough, but he was entitled – as if he believed in sleeping with me as his firstborn,” he wrote. “The next morning, [Ghislaine] Maxwell told me: ‘Well done. The officer was nice. ‘ Epsterin will give me $15,000 to supply a man tables called ‘Arandy Andy. ‘”
In 2022, Andrew I failed His military relations, royal followers and official public duties. He also stops using the title “His Royal Highness.”
Andrew had faced strong criticism from the British public over his living arrangements, with many of the arrangements being made to continue to live in his home on top of the royal family despite a shot at royal duties.
His 75-year lease of the Royal Lodge, signed in 2003, included a maximum payment of about 8 million pounds (about $10.5 million) and an annual tax described as BBC News. Part of that payment was for the preparation of the property, which at the time was in a state of concern, and Buckingham Palace saw that having Andrew pay the cost of improving the property, the BBC reported.
The lease was previously called “cast iron,” and Buckingham Palace said it needed to negotiate with Andrew to remove him, but did not provide further details on the details of those negotiations.
Buckingham Palace said Andrew will move out of the residence as soon as possible and will move to a property on the Sandringham estate, 100 kilometers north of London.
