King Charles III has stripped his younger brother, Prince Andrew, of his last official titles and ordered him to vacate the 30-room Royal Lodge mansion by year’s end, multiple sources confirmed on Friday.
The 64-year-old Duke of York, already removed from royal duties over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has now lost the ceremonial role of Colonel of the Grenadier Guards and the use of the Windsor estate he has occupied for two decades.
Buckingham Palace issued a terse statement: “His Majesty has directed that the Duke relinquish Royal Lodge and all remaining honorary appointments, effective immediately.”
Security at the £30 million property has been downgraded from taxpayer-funded armed police to private guards paid by Andrew himself, signalling the King’s determination to sever the final link between the monarchy and the scandal-scarred prince.
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Palace insiders told the decision followed Andrew’s refusal to downsize to the smaller Frogmore Cottage, despite repeated requests. “The King made it clear: move voluntarily or be moved,” one courtier said.
The eviction caps a spectacular fall for the man once known as the Queen’s favourite son. Stripped of his HRH style in 2022 and forced to pay millions to settle a civil sexual assault claim he denied, Andrew had clung to Royal Lodge as his last symbol of status.
Neighbours report removal vans arriving at the estate this week, while Andrew’s staff have been told their contracts end in December.
Kensington Palace declined to comment on reports that Prince William pushed for the eviction, fearing any association with Andrew could damage the future king’s reign.
With nowhere else to go, Andrew is said to be negotiating a long-term lease on a modest country house—paid for, for the first time, entirely from his own pocket.
As the gates of Royal Lodge prepare to close on a disgraced duke, the message from the King is unmistakable: the Windsor name will no longer shelter its black sheep.
