"Applications via patrimony are not considered by our elected members. We have carefully considered whether it is possible to remove a Freedom granted by patrimony and understand that we are not able to do so."
"The disgraced former prince received the Freedom of the City of London in 2012 "by virtue of patrimony", due to his father Prince Phillip having been a Freeman. The City of London Corporation, which governs the so-called Square Mile, said it had considered the rules dictating how a Freedom is given "and the circumstances in which, and procedure by which, it can be removed"."
"The former prince was stripped of his royal titles, styles and honours by King Charles last year after further details of his relationship with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein came to light. In February he was arrested after correspondence in the Epstein Files suggested he may have passed on sensitive trade information."
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will keep his Freedom of the City of London after the City of London Corporation determined it cannot be removed. He received this honour in 2012 through patrimony, inheriting the status from his father Prince Philip who was a Freeman. The corporation reviewed the rules governing how Freedoms are granted and removed, concluding that honours granted by patrimony constitute legal rights that cannot be revoked. While the Freedom is largely ceremonial today, it remains a formal honour regularly awarded to notable individuals. Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal titles and honours by King Charles following revelations about his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
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