King Charles Strips Prince Andrew Of His Remaining Titles in Terse Statement: Our Sympathies ‘Will Remain With the Victims’ of Abuse

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Britain’s King Charles announced Thursday that he has formally removed his brother Andrew’s remaining titles over his association with alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and victim Virginia Giuffre when she was a teenager.

The king released a tersely-worded statement from Buckingham Palace that 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. 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 against him.

“Their Majesties 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.”

A week ago, Buckingham Palace announced it was removing both Andrew and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson’s Duke and Duchess of York titles. Both must now leave the 30-room mansion where they have lived virtually rent-free. It was unclear how the Epstein scandal would affect their adult daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

Sarah Ferguson was dropped from several charities after British newspapers published a 2011 email from her to Epstein apparently sent after both she and Andrew said they broke off contact with the alleged sex offender.

In the letter, she “appeared to privately apologize for her public rejection of Epstein, saying: ‘You have always been a steadfast, generous and supreme friend to me and my family.'”

Both Andrew and Sarah Ferguson have denied any wrongdoing.

The U.S. Congress has yet to vote to release the Epstein files, with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) allegedly refusing to swear in a recently-elected Arizona Democrat who has vowed to cast the tie-breaking vote. Johnson has blamed the government shutdown for the delay.

MAGA supporters have long pressed President Donald Trump to release the files, but his reluctance has led some skeptics to believe that his ties to Epstein are deeper than what has been reported.

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