Prince Andrew stripped of all his military titles and royal patronages by the Queen

PRINCE Andrew has been stripped of all his military titles and royal patronages by the Queen, Buckingham Palace has announced.
By Matthew Mohan-Hickson
Published 13th Jan 2022, 17:38 BST
Prince Andrew has been stripped of his military titles by the Queen. Picture: Neil Hall/PA WirePrince Andrew has been stripped of his military titles by the Queen. Picture: Neil Hall/PA Wire
Prince Andrew has been stripped of his military titles by the Queen. Picture: Neil Hall/PA Wire

The move is a major blow to the Duke of York who is facing a looming civil sexual assault court showdown after a judge ruled on Wednesday that the case could go ahead.

The Palace said in a statement: ‘With the Queen’s approval and agreement, the Duke of York’s military affiliations and royal patronages have been returned to the Queen.

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‘The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a private citizen.’

Andrew will also no longer use the style ‘His Royal Highness’ in any official capacity, a royal source said.

It comes after more than 150 veterans joined forces to express their outrage, writing to the Queen to demand Andrew was removed from the honorary military positions.

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Accusing the duke of bringing the services he is associated with into disrepute, the 152 former members of the Royal Navy, RAF and Army said that ‘were this any other senior military officer it is inconceivable that he would still be in post’.

The Queen is head of the armed forces, and honorary military appointments are in her gift.

Virginia Giuffre is suing the duke in the US for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager.

She claims she was trafficked by Epstein to have sex with Andrew when she was aged 17 and a minor under US law.

The duke has strenuously denied the allegations.

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