King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of titles and evicts him from royal residence, palace says

LONDON AP King Charles III is stripping his brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicting him from his royal residence Buckingham Palace announced Thursday In a declaration the palace mentioned Andrew will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and not as a prince and he will move from his Royal Lodge residence into private accommodation The move follows revelations about Andrew s relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein Pressure had been growing on the palace to oust the prince from Royal Lodge after he surrendered his use of the title Duke of York earlier this month over his friendship with Epstein and claims by one of Epstein s casualties Virginia Roberts Giuffre But the king went even further stripping him of the title of prince that he has had since birth as a child of a monarch the late Queen Elizabeth II These censures are deemed necessary notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the statements against him the palace noted Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been and will remain with the casualties and survivors of any and all forms of abuse