King Charles strips Andrew of last royal title in shocking move: 'His name shall be erased'

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00:00In a dramatic move that marks the latest chapter in a long-running royal saga,

00:05King Charles has officially stripped Prince Andrew of his remaining royal honors.

00:09On December 1st, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's membership in the prestigious Order of the Garter

00:14was formally cancelled, as announced in the Gazette, the United Kingdom's official public record.

00:20The statement read,

00:21The King has directed that the appointment of Andrew Albert Christian Edward Mountbatten Windsor

00:26to be a knight-companion of the most noble order of the Garter shall be cancelled and annulled,

00:31and that his name shall be erased from the register of the said order.

00:35In addition, Andrew's title as Knight of the Grand Cross of the Royal Victoria Order was also annulled the same day,

00:41removing the last vestiges of his official royal standing.

00:44This move follows October's removal of his Prince title and his eviction from the Royal Lodge.

00:50That decision came amid his long-standing association with the late Jeffrey Epstein,

00:54the convicted sex offender, and continued allegations of sexual misconduct.

00:59Buckingham Palace has previously stated,

01:01His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the style, titles, and honors of Prince Andrew.

01:07Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease,

01:10and he will move to alternative private accommodation.

01:13Andrew is expected to relocate to a private property on the Sandringham Estate.

01:18His ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, who has also lost her Duchess of York title,

01:21is said to be making her own living arrangements.

01:25Their daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, however, will retain their royal titles.

01:30Public scrutiny of Andrew intensified following a widely criticized BBC interview in 2019,

01:36and has been compounded by the posthumous release of Virginia Giuffre's memoir, Nobody's Girl.

01:41Giuffre accused Andrew of sexual assault,

01:43and alleged his involvement in Epstein's sex trafficking ring.

01:46Andrew has consistently denied these allegations, including claims surrounding a widely circulated photograph,

01:53though he did make a settlement payment in 2012.

01:56The stripping of Andrew's titles represents the final blow,

01:59in a saga that has seen the former Duke of York increasingly isolated from the royal family.

02:04King Charles and the royal household have emphasized that,

02:07while Andrew continues to deny the allegations against him,

02:10their sympathies remain with the victims and survivors of abuse.

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