King Charles to remove Prince Andrew's titles and eject him from the Royal Lodge

Britain's Prince Andrew will have his royal titles formally removed and will move out of his home in Windsor, Buckingham Palace said Thursday, as the royal faces growing pressure over his ties to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Britain's Prince Andrew will have his royal titles formally removed and will move out of his home in Windsor, Buckingham Palace said Thursday, as the royal faces growing pressure over his ties to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Buckingham Palace said in a statement that King Charles had "initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours" of his younger brother.

"Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor," the palace said, an escalation from measures announced two weeks ago, when it said that Andrew would stop using some of his titles, including the Duke of York.

The palace said that the "censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him," adding: "Their Majesties [King Charles and Queen Camilla] wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse."

The palace also said that a formal notice had been served for Andrew to leave his home at the Royal Lodge, close to Windsor Castle.