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Ex-Prince Andrew was reportedly interested in preserving his daughters’ titles, even as his were revoked.
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are still in good standing with the royal family.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, as he is now known, was stripped of all royal titles and privileges last month.
The former Prince Andrew might have left Royal Lodge behind in order to protect his daughters, a new report speculates. On Thursday, Daily Mail revealed that the disgraced ex-royal, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was interested in preserving Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie’s standing with the family.
“It was made clear to Andrew that, while his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, would also lose her title, there would be no action taken against their daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie,” the Mail reported on Nov. 13.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Princess Eugenie, and Princess Beatrice in 2016.
The publication also claimed that Beatrice and Eugenie are “allowed to accept new official royal roles” despite their father’s misgivings.
“Andrew had been dragging his heels. They had to take constitutional advice and legal advice and over the lease on Royal Lodge,” Queen Elizabeth’s former press secretary, Ailsa Anderson, told People last month. “They had to get all the dots on I’s and T’s crossed before they made this announcement.”
In October, Buckingham Palace announced that Mountbatten-Windsor would be stripped of all royal titles and privileges in a historic move by his older brother, King Charles III.
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Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on September 16, 2025.
“His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew,” a statement from the palace read. “Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.”
The same statement also confirmed that Mountbatten-Windsor will be moving out of his longtime residence at the Royal Lodge.
“His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence. Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease, and he will move to alternative private accommodation. These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him.”
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and King Charles III in 2012.
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