The former Duke of York no longer has his title of "prince," which one royal historian said is "very much a step down." Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, this week, was stripped of his royal titles and is now again a commoner.

Marlene Koenig has studied and written extensively on the British Royal Family and posts frequently about their history on her blog, Royal Musings.

Over the last week, Andrew, brother to King Charles, was stripped of his titles in an attempt to deal with the scandal over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, even as Andrew continues to deny allegations against him.

"He is just plain Mr. Andrew Mountbatten Windsor," Koenig said. "He is now again a commoner. Not because he will no longer be a prince, because princes are technically commoners, because he

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