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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor loses last remaining military title in latest humiliation

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor loses last remaining military title in latest humiliation

epa12461116 (FILE) - Britain's Prince Andrew during the commemorative ceremony of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Bruges, in Brugge, Belgium, 07 September 2019 (reissued 17 October 2025). Prince Andrew gives up his title of the Duke of York and the membership in the Order of the Garter, due to his links to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, as he announced in a statement on 17 October 2025. EPA/Julien Warnand *** Local Caption *** 55649996 — Just weeks after he was stripped of his royal titles, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has faced fresh humiliation after losing his last remaining military title. 2025 has seen the former prince officially became a commoner, losing his status after more details about his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released. And now the stripping away of titles has continued. (Picture: EPA)

(FILES) Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York, arrives to attend a Requiem Mass, a Catholic funeral service, for the late Katharine, Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral in London on September 16, 2025. Britain's disgraced former prince Andrew failed to respond to a request from US lawmakers to be questioned about his friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, members of a US Congressional committed have announced. The letter asked Andrew, now known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor after King Charles III formally stripped his younger brother's titles over his ties to Epstein, to respond by November 20, 2025. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) — Following a meeting of the Defence Council, Andrew, 65, will no longer be allowed to use the title of Vice-Admiral — a move which, according to Defence Secretary John Healey previously, was one the King ‘indicated we should take’. Instead, Andrew’s military status has been downgraded to ‘commander.’ (Picture: Jordan Pettitt / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Andrew speaks with King Charles as they leave Westminster Cathedral at the end of the Requiem Mass, on the day of the funeral of Britain's Katharine, Duchess of Kent, in London, Britain, September 16, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo — A Government spokesman said. ‘Following formal consideration, Defence Council have agreed the immediate reversion from the rank of Vice-Admiral to the rank of Commander (Retired) Royal Navy, the rank held on retirement from Regular Royal Naval Service by Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. This decision aligns with such processes as to remove other styles and titles.’ Andrew will, however, be allowed to keep the medals he earned during the 1982 Falklands War, when he served in the Navy as a helicopter pilot. (Picture: REUTERS)

FILE - Britain's Prince Andrew speaks during a television interview at the Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge, Windsor, April 11, 2021. Lawyers for Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexually abusing her when she was 17, formally asked a judge Tuesday to dismiss her lawsuit. (Steve Parsons/Pool Photo via AP, File) — Buckingham Palace announced in October that the disgraced royal would, from now on, ‘be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’, as well as confirming he would be evicted from the Royal Lodge – a Grade II-listed, 30-room mansion in Windsor – and move to a property on the grounds of Sandringham, a royal estate in Norfolk. His ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, was also reported in October to be moving out of the Windsor mansion. (Picture: AP)

File photo dated 06/05/23 of The Duke of York departs Westminster Abbey, London, following the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Prince Andrew is stop using all of his titles and honours, including the Duke of York, he has announced in a statement released by Buckingham Palace. Issue date: Friday October 17, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Toby Melville/PA Wire — In a further development, the Met Police have revealed Andrew will not face any further action after allegedly asking his bodyguard to find out information on his accuser Virginia Giuffre. According to claims first published in the The Mail on Sunday in October, Andrew first handed over Ms Giuffre’s details to his close protection officer in 2011 and instructed him to find dirt on her as part of a smear campaign. However the Met’s chief specialist crime commander said the force had not received any evidence to justify opening a probe. (Picture: Toby Melville/PA Wire)

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York attends the Royal Family's Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene's church, as the Royals take residence at the Sandringham estate in eastern England, Britain December 25, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo — She said: ‘Following recent reporting suggesting that Mr Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked his Met Police close protection officer to carry out checks on Ms Giuffre in 2011, the MPS (Metropolitan Police Service) has carried out a further assessment. This assessment has not revealed any additional evidence of criminal acts or misconduct.’ (Picture: REUTERS)

Royal Family Attend Christmas Lunch At Buckingham Palace — ‘The Met remains committed to thoroughly assessing any new information that could assist in this matter. To date, we have not received any additional evidence that would support reopening the investigation. In the absence of any further information, we will be taking no further action. As with any other matter, should new and relevant information be brought to our attention, including in any information resulting from the release of material in the US, we will assess it.’ (Picture: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

The family of Ms Giuffre, who died in April, said they were ‘deeply disappointed’ with this decision, adding: ‘With the Epstein files about to be released by [the US] congress since the passage of the Epstein Transparency Act, we are surprised that the Metropolitan Police didn’t wait to see what further evidence might appear. While we have hailed the UK’s overall handling of the case of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor previously, today we feel justice has not been served.’ (Picture: TNS)

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