Andrew’s swift decline was evident this morning as he was promptly removed from the Official Roll of the Peerage.
Following a dramatic decision by King Charles to revoke his brother’s title of Prince, Andrew will henceforth be recognized as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
The Roll of the Peerage serves as a comprehensive public document cataloging the peers and peerages from England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom.
This extensive list, spanning 185 pages, includes hereditary peers, members of the House of Lords, and royal family members.
This morning, in a swift and public alteration, Andrew’s name was conspicuously absent from the roll, marking a significant and humbling change.
The responsibility of overseeing the peerage roll falls to Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, who holds the position of Lord Chancellor.
Mr Lammy has also been sent royal warrants by the King to remove Andrew’s Prince title and his HRH style, to which Andrew has not objected.
The Roll of the Peerage still includes Prince Harry alongside his brother Prince William, King Charles and Prince Edward.
Andrew, formally Prince Andrew, has had his titles removed by his brother King Charles last night
An old version of the Roll of the Peerage shows the former Prince’s name alongside his family members
This morning, however, Andrew’s name is now no longer present on the list of peers
Removal of the roll does not remove the peerage itself, which would require an Act of Parliament.
However it does mean that Andrew will no longer be able to use the title officially.
Yesterday in a bombshell statement, Buckingham Palace confirmed the 65-year-old would no longer be a Prince – with immediate effect – and would also be leaving the 30-bed Royal Lodge nestled on the grounds of Windsor Castle.
The Palace said the ‘censures [were] deemed necessary’ amid the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein scandal – the paedophile financer who Andrew lied about cutting ties with.
It comes after the Mail on Sunday exclusively revealed scandalous correspondence where the shunned prince told Epstein ‘we are in this together’ a day after the infamous picture of the royal with his alleged then-teenage sex victim Virginia Giuffre was released.
As Andrew’s links to the disgraced financier continued to bring shame on the royals, last night he finally agreed to surrender his Windsor lease where he resided with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson for over two decades, paying ‘peppercorn rent’.
And in a brutal remark sources revealed the former Duchess of York, who has also been embroiled in scandal relating to sex-offender Epstein, ‘will make her own arrangements’ when it comes to her future.
His Majesty’s younger brother will now be banished to a private property on the monarch’s Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, but no further details have been shared. It is understood Prince William and the Royal Family fully support the King’s decision.
Andrew has been removed from the roll, which includes King Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry
Meanwhile Andrew’s daughters Princess Beatrice, 37, and Princess Eugenie, 35, will retain their titles as Her Royal Highnesses with it previously reported that Charles was was very keen to ‘protect’ his nieces.
Yesterday, Ms Guiffre’s family spoke out after it was announced Andrew would lose his titles, proudly stating how ‘an ordinary American girl from an ordinary American family, brought down a British prince with her truth and extraordinary courage.’
‘Virginia Roberts Giuffre, our sister, a child when she was sexually assaulted by Andrew, never stopped fighting for accountability for what had happened to her and to countless other survivors like her.
‘Today, she declares victory.
‘We, her family, along with her survivor sisters, continue Virginia’s battle and will not rest until the same accountability applies to all of the abusers and abettors connected to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.’
