Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is being removed from the registers of the Order of the Garter and Royal Victorian Order

NEED TO KNOW

• King Charles has directed that the former Prince Andrew’s appointments to the Order of the Garter and Royal Victorian Order be canceled and annulled
• The Dec. 1 statement backdates to an Oct. 30 announcement about removing Andrew’s royal titles and honors
• Andrew had been appointed to the prestigious positions by Queen Elizabeth

King Charles has officially removed the remaining royal honors of his brother, the former Prince Andrew.

On Dec. 1, The Gazette published an entry revealing that the King had instructed that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor‘s name be erased from the registers of the Order of the Garter and the Royal Victorian Order.

The Gazette is the official public record of the U.K., and a note at the end in parentheses specified that the entry was “to be dated 30 October 2025.” Oct. 30 was the date that Buckingham Palace announced King Charles had launched the process to remove the former Prince Andrew’s style, titles and honors.

The message was published by the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, which administers state honors in the U.K., via St. James’s Palace in London.

“THE KING has directed that the appointment of Andrew Albert Christian Edward MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSOR to be a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, dated 23 April 2006, shall be cancelled and annulled and that his name shall be erased from the Register of the said Order,” it said.

“THE KING has directed that the appointment of Andrew Albert Christian Edward MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSOR to be a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, dated 19 February 2011, shall be cancelled and annulled and that his name shall be erased from the Register of the said Order,” it concluded.

 

The Gazette referenced Andrew by his full name, as the palace previously clarified that he will be called Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after losing his title as prince.

His former ranks as a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter and Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order were honors appointed by his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth.

The Order of the Garter is Britain’s oldest and most senior order of chivalry, while the Royal Victorian Order is awarded in recognition of exceptional service to the sovereign and the royal family, in the U.K. and across the Commonwealth. Membership in both orders is prestigious and exclusive.

The updates come after Andrew, 65, announced that he was surrendering use of his royal titles and honors in a shocking statement on Oct. 17. The move was made around renewed scrutiny of the alleged depth of Andrew’s connection to the late Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender who died while awaiting trial in August 2019.

Andrew stepped back from his royal role in November 2019 following an infamous BBC interview in which he discussed his relationship with Epstein. Queen Elizabeth then stripped her second son of his military titles and patronages in January 2022, after a judge rejected Andrew’s attempt to have Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre’s sexual assault lawsuit against him dismissed.

He settled with Giuffre out of court for an undisclosed sum and has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. She died by suicide at age 41 in April of this year.

The palace announced that the King started the process of removing Andrew’s titles on Oct. 30, and on Nov. 3, the transition was made official in a Letters Patent published by the Crown Office in the Gazette.

Former Prince Andrew’s Name Changed on Line of Succession in Latest Blow — and Yes, He’s Still in Line to the Throne

Andrew was recently spotted for the first time since King Charles stripped him of his royal titles

The former Prince Andrew‘s name change, without his titles, has been made official on the royal family’s line of succession.

After King Charles, 77, stripped his younger brother of all royal titles and honors, it was announced that the former Duke of York would be known simply as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Updates were made to the royal family’s official website to reflect the change, including removing his biography page completely earlier this month.

However, the line of succession to the throne page had yet to be updated and still listed Andrew as the Duke of York. As of Nov. 26, the website was changed to refer to him as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

Andrew, 65, remains in the line of succession despite losing his royal titles, honors and public role. As the second son of Queen Elizabeth, he was second in the line of succession upon his birth, just behind his older brother, Charles. As Charles had children and grandchildren, Andrew was pushed down in the order, and he is currently eighth behind Prince Harry‘s two children, 6-year-old son Prince Archie and 4-year-old daughter Princess Lilibet.

Removing Andrew from the line of succession would require an Act of Parliament as well as the consent of the Commonwealth realms where King Charles is monarch, per the BBC.

 

While rare, it’s not unprecedented for a royal to lose their spot in the line of succession. King Edward VIII lost his place in the line of succession when he abdicated the throne in 1936 and became the Duke of Windsor. Prince Michael of Kent was also removed from the line of succession when he married a Catholic in 1978, keeping with the Act of Settlement of 1701. However, Michael was reinstated with the 2013 Succession to the Crown Act.

Andrew stepped back from his public royal role in 2019 following his shocking BBC interview in which he discussed his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in jail the same year while charged with the sex trafficking of minors. Queen Elizabeth stripped her son of his military titles and patronages in early 2022 after a judge rejected Andrew’s attempt to have Virginia Giuffre’s sexual assault lawsuit against him dismissed. He later settled with Giuffre out of court for an undisclosed sum.

Andrew continued to join the royals at family events like holiday church outings and funerals since, but there was renewed scrutiny of the former prince in recent weeks. Giuffre, who died by suicide in April, claimed in a memoir published posthumously that Andrew “believed having sex with me was his birthright,” describing three occasions Epstein allegedly arranged for her to meet him beginning at age 17.

In addition, recently leaked emails showed that Andrew was in touch with Epstein after he had claimed to break off contact.

Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.

Andrew announced on Oct. 17 that he would give up the use of his royal titles and other honors. However, Buckingham Palace released a new statement on Oct. 30, announcing that the King had begun the formal process to strip his brother of all titles and honors, including prince and the “His Royal Highness” styling, and it was made official on Nov. 3 with a Letters Patent.

The former Prince Andrew was recently seen for the first time since losing his titles. On Nov. 17, he was photographed riding a horse on the grounds of Windsor Castle. The sighting suggests that he has yet to vacate Royal Lodge, the 30-bedroom mansion in Windsor Great Park, where he has lived for two decades. Along with losing his royal titles, he will also leave the home and relocate to the royal family’s private Sandringham estate.

What Do Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie Do for Work? Inside the Former Prince Andrew’s Daughters’ Jobs

Both princesses pursue private careers and charity work

NEED TO KNOW

• Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are not full-time working royals like their cousin Prince William
• The former Prince Andrew’s daughters juggle careers with charity work
• Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, both stepped out for their philanthropies after their father’s royal title was officially stripped

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are carrying on amid fallout around their father, the former Prince Andrew, calling for a look at their real-world jobs.

Princess Beatrice, 37, and Princess Eugenie, 35, are not full-time working royals like their cousin Prince William and instead pursue private careers.

According to a biography shared by New York Women In Communications for an event she attended in 2025, Beatrice is a multi-hyphenate with several commitments.

The princess is the founder of BY-EQ Limited, an advisory group focused on expanding emotional intelligence in the age of AI, and holds roles at Afiniti Technologies, Scale AI and Liontree Asset Management, the latter of which she recently attended a conference for in Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, Eugenie has worked at the same place for a decade. She’s been a director at Hauser & Wirth since 2015, according to the art gallery.

In October, she brought Princess Rajwa of Jordan on a tour of the London hub when they stepped out together during the Jordanian royal’s official visit to the U.K. with her husband, Crown Prince Hussein.

 

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are also involved with several charities and have both started philanthropic organizations.

Beatrice is the co-founder of The Big Change Charitable Trust, a charity dedicated to uplifting young people, while Eugenie is the co-founder of The Anti-Slavery Collective, which raises awareness about modern slavery.

Both princesses — who are the daughters of Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson — made public appearances for their charitable commitments following the announcement that Andrew’s royal titles and honors would be stripped amid renewed scrutiny around the depth of his connection to the late Jeffrey Epstein.

The news was announced on Oct. 30, with the move made official on Nov. 3.

 

On Nov. 6, Princess Beatrice was named deputy patron of Outward Bound, which her uncle Prince Edward is the royal patron of, and she launched Borne’s campaign for World Prematurity Day on Nov. 11.

Princess Eugenie attended a King’s Foundation event on the same day, supporting King Charles‘ charity for which she is a “35 under 35” network mentor.

Exclusively speaking to PEOPLE in 2024, Ferguson told PEOPLE of her daughters’ charitable commitments, “I think that value system of giving back has always stayed with them.”

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