Andrew, the scandal-hit younger brother of Britain’s King Charles III, has lost his title of Prince and will soon move out of his Royal Lodge mansion on the Windsor Castle estate as he was removed from the official ‘Roll of the Peerage’ on Friday, Buckingham Palace has said. The King’s decision on Thursday evening came days after Andrew voluntarily relinquished the title of Duke of York and all other royal honours after a “discussion” with the monarch, amid “continued accusations” around his association with American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. However, the controversy refused to die down as British MPs took the unusual step of debating the matter of Andrew’s token rent for his grand royal lodgings. “His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement. “Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
