Camilla Jessen
Why King Charles finally acted on Prince Andrew.
King Charles has officially stripped Prince Andrew of all royal titles, marking the most decisive action yet in the fallout from his ties to convicted offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Announced by Buckingham Palace on October 30, the move comes after mounting pressure following the posthumous release of Virginia Giuffre’s memoir. Giuffre.
Giuffre accused Andrew of sexually abusing her as a minor. She died by suicide in April, 2025, 41 years old.
In her book, she claimed Andrew “believed having s*x with me was his birthright.”
According to People, a recently published email from 2011 further damaged Andrew’s credibility.
In it, he wrote to Epstein, “It would seem we are in this together… we’ll play some more soon!!!!”—directly contradicting his 2019 BBC interview where he claimed to have cut ties with Epstein years earlier.
Andrew, 65, will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. He has also been ordered to vacate Royal Lodge in Windsor and will relocate to a private residence on the Sandringham estate, funded by King Charles.
His ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, is expected to find new accommodations as well.
The decision, backed by senior royals including Prince William, follows legal and internal consultations.
While Andrew continues to deny all allegations, the palace emphasized its sympathies lie with victims of abuse.
“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,” the statement read.
This article is made and published by Camilla Jessen, who may have used AI in the preparation
