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(NewsNation) — King Charles III is stripping his brother, Andrew, of his remaining titles and will evict him from his residence at Royal Lodge.
He will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the palace said in a statement. He will be moving from the lodge to a "private residence."
The move comes after Windsor voluntarily gave up his title as Duke of York amid ongoing scandal from his association with billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
His daughters will retain their titles, continuing to be known as Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
“These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him,” the palace said. “Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.”
The former prince has been hit with a new wave of scrutiny after the posthumous publication of Virginia Giuffre's memoir.
In the book, Giuffre said Epstein trafficked her to Windsor, where he sexually abused her when she was under the age of 18.
Other recent revelations include that Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, attended a gathering at Royal Lodge in 2006 and that Windsor had remained in contact with Epstein longer than he previously admitted.
Pressure to evict him came after it was revealed that while he invested a substantial amount of money into Royal Lodge at the start of his residence, he was paying a symbolic annual rent of one peppercorn.
There were reports that Windsor was seeking financial compensation to move out of the royal residence, which is on the grounds of the Windsor Estate.
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