King Charles strips Prince Andrew of royal titles amid Epstein fallout
Britain’s Prince Andrew is being stripped of his remaining royal titles and evicted from the Royal Estate in Windsor.
(CNN)- Britain’s Prince Andrew — now officially a prince no more — is being stripped of his remaining royal titles and evicted from the Royal Estate in Windsor, marking the strongest response yet from the British royal family to the scandal surrounding his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Buckingham Palace confirmed that King Charles has initiated the process to remove Andrew’s remaining honors following years of controversy over his friendship with Epstein and allegations of sexual assault made by the late Virginia Giuffre.
“It’s a moment about justice,” said Jeffrey Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky, who described the move as “a glimmer of hope that we haven’t seen in a really long time, if ever.”
The controversy intensified after the publication of Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, in which she alleged that Andrew sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager. Andrew has repeatedly denied all allegations, insisting he never met Giuffre. She died by suicide in April at the age of 41.
In a statement released Thursday, Giuffre’s family said, “Today, an ordinary American girl, from an ordinary American family, brought down a British prince with her truth and extraordinary courage.”
Her brother, Sky Roberts, also spoke publicly, calling the development “a big sense of vindication for her — not just from the general public, but from the king himself, to say ‘I stand by survivors.’”
The decision from King Charles represents a historic break from royal precedent, as no senior member of the monarchy has faced such consequences in modern times.
