British monarch, King Charles III, has officially stripped his younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, of both his His Royal Highness (HRH) style and the title of Prince, cementing the disgraced royal’s removal from the heart of the British monarchy.
The changes, which were dramatically announced last week, were confirmed through Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm, published on Wednesday in The Gazette, the UK’s official public record.
The entry read, “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’.”
A separate notice also confirmed Andrew’s removal from the Roll of the Peerage as the Duke of York, as previously announced.
“THE KING has been pleased by Warrant under His Royal Sign Manual dated 30 October 2025 to direct His Secretary of State to cause the Duke of York to be removed from the Roll of the Peerage with immediate effect.”
The move followed mounting controversy over Andrew’s long-standing association with convicted paedophile financier, Jeffrey Epstein.
Renewed pressure on the Duke came after 2,011 emails resurfaced last month, showing he maintained contact with Epstein months after publicly claiming to have cut ties.
Further scrutiny was reignited by the posthumous memoir of Epstein accuser, Virginia Giuffre, who repeated allegations that she was forced to have sex with Andrew as a teenager, claims the Duke has strenuously denied.
King Charles’s decision marked an unprecedented step in modern royal history, effectively banishing his brother from royal life and stripping him of his hereditary privileges.
