The man formally known as Prince Andrew has been dealt another huge blow and will now have to bow to his daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, according to an expert
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor now faces a major change with his daughters. The man formally known as Prince Andrew is currently eighth in line to the British throne, despite being stripped of all his royal titles.
Earlier today, it emerged that the King had officially stripped the man of his Royal Highness status and his Prince status, which he was born with. Charles, Andrew’s older brother, made the historic move via Letters Patent. It comes after Andrew has been engulfed in a scandal due to his links with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
He issued a Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm – a legal document authorised by the monarch. It was published in The Gazette, the UK’s official public record, by the Crown Office and shows that Andrew is no longer entitled to be a prince or hold the style ‘Royal Highness’.
The entry, published on Wednesday, read: “THE KING has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 3 November 2025 to declare that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor shall no longer be entitled to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of ‘Royal Highness’ and the titular dignity of ‘Prince’.”
Now, a royal biographer, Robert Hardman, author of Charles III: New King, New Court, The Inside Story, has shed light on how Andrew will now have to treat his family. When asked whether he will now have to bow to his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, he claimed: “Yes, he probably will.”
He added that Andrew is allegedly unlikely to bow “happily” and is most likely dreading the moment that he will be publicly addressed as simply Andrew, without his Prince title. Since he is no longer a prince or duke, protocol dictates that Andrew, as a private citizen, should bow to members of the royal family who retain their titles.
Speaking on the Daily Mail’s Palace Confidential Show about Charles’ titles move, Robert said: “The King has exercised his Royal Prerogative with parliamentary and government approval; he’s talked to the Prime Minister about this.”
He described Charles as “the fountain of justice,” adding that the monarch’s action had been taken after consultation at the highest level. Despite the scandal surrounding Andrew, Beatrice and Eugenie’s titles remain unaffected due to their birthright.
“They are still Princesses and HRH because they are the children of the son of a reigning Monarch,” Robert said. He added: “All along, the King and other members of the family have been concerned that the sins of the family do not befall them. They are blameless, they have led a pretty upright life and are level-headed and very nice young women.”
But Beatrice and Eugenie are less likely to take on royal duties, unless called upon by His Majesty, as they are “essentially private citizens who are related to the King and occasionally turn up at royal events.” Their titles, he said, are protected under King George V’s 1917 Letters Patent.
Andrew stepped down as a working royal in 2019 after he was accused by Virginia Giuffre of having sex with her in March 2001, when she was just 17. She alleged she had been trafficked by Epstein and his girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell. Virginia claimed that Epstein and his girlfriend had taken her to Tramp nightclub in London, where she met with Andrew and later had sex with him that night.
She claimed that Epstein had paid her $15,000 after sleeping with Andrew. During an interview with BBC’s Newsnight in 2019, Andrew vehemently denied the allegations and told host Emily Maitlis he had no recollection of meeting Virginia. Andrew vehemently denies all allegations made against him.
Source: Mirror
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