Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's name to be hyphenated, as decreed by late queen

"Ever since the former Prince Andrew was demoted to plain Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, royal observers and historians have scratched their heads over his missing hyphen. Buckingham Palace's official statement announcing his new commoner status was clear, in black and white, that aside from losing his HRH and princely title and dukedom, he was also to be deprived of a punctuation mark that had been officially decreed by his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II."

"It is understood the palace has examined the 1960 privy council declaration, which includes a hyphen, and will use one from now on. In 1960, Queen Elizabeth declared that her direct descendants other than those with the style of royal highness and the title of prince or princess would use Mountbatten-Windsor when they needed a surname."

Andrew was demoted to Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and was initially announced without a hyphen, creating confusion. A palace spokesperson said the name agreed was Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. Royal sources later confirmed that Mountbatten-Windsor will use a hyphen, citing the 1960 privy council declaration. In 1960, Queen Elizabeth decreed that her direct descendants not styled HRH or titled prince/princess would use Mountbatten-Windsor as a surname when required. Princess Anne and several other royals use Mountbatten-Windsor with a hyphen. The decision honored Prince Philip while retaining Windsor as the royal family surname.

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