Buckingham Palace has confirmed the King has taken action to formally remove Prince Andrew 's titles. A statement issued on Thursday read: "His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew. Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor."

The palace has also confirmed that the former Duke of York will vacate his Windsor home, Royal Lodge , where he has resided for the past two decades. It continued: "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

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