"The decision to banish Mountbatten Windsor from the monarchy and remove his birthright to be a prince, as well as his dukedom, followed growing controversy over his links to the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mountbatten Windsor has tainted the reputation of the royal family with his association with Epstein, and for many years was dogged by allegations he sexually abused Virginia Giuffre after she was trafficked by the financier. He has denied the allegations."
"Another entry confirmed the removal of Mountbatten Windsor from the roll of peerage as the Duke of York, as previously announced. It read: 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."
King Charles issued letters patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 3 November 2025 declaring Andrew Mountbatten Windsor no longer entitled to the style 'Royal Highness' or the titular dignity of 'Prince.' The letters patent were published in the Gazette, the UK's official public record, by the Crown Office. The decision followed growing controversy over Mountbatten Windsor's links to convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and long-running allegations that he sexually abused Virginia Giuffre after she was trafficked; Mountbatten Windsor has denied the allegations. A separate warrant under the Royal Sign Manual dated 30 October 2025 removed him from the roll of peerage as Duke of York with immediate effect.
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