Prince Andrew was stripped of his military titles and will no longer be treated as a member of British royalty
“Having been stripped of his military titles and royal patronages, he should relinquish his title of Duke of York,” he has demanded.
Andrés will no longer receive the HRH (royal highness) treaty and will have to defend himself as an ordinary citizen against accusations of sexual abuse.
The third son of Queen Elizabeth II of England will lose his royal titles and his patronage to the monarch, the official social media accounts of the British monarchy announced today.
Andrés will no longer receive the HRH (royal highness) treaty and will have to defend himself as an ordinary citizen from accusations of sexual abuse in a case that is being investigated by the American justice system.
Stripping the Duke of York of using the 'HRH' style signals the royal family's attempt to distance itself from the ninth-in-line heir to the throne as he faces a humiliating trial in the US after a judge accepted the lawsuit. of Virginia Giuffre who claims to have had sexual relations with him as a teenager.
The decision to sever his ties with the military is likely to be particularly painful for Andrés, a military veteran who served as a helicopter pilot for the Royal Navy during the Falklands War.
Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Thursday: "With the Queen's approval and agreement, the Duke of York's military affiliations and royal patronages have been returned to the Queen." "The Duke of York will continue to hold no public office and is pursuing this case as a private citizen."
The Palace previously said that the duke's military appointments were put on hold after he resigned from his public duties in 2019. (I)
