King Charles has stripped Prince Andrew of his final royal title and evicted him from his Windsor residence, marking a decisive break from his scandal-hit brother amid renewed public outrage over his ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Buckingham Palace confirmed Thursday that Andrew, 65, will no longer be referred to as the Duke of York and will now be known simply as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. A formal notice has also been issued for him to surrender the lease of Royal Lodge, the 30-room mansion on the Windsor Estate, where he has lived rent-free for decades. He will relocate to private accommodation on the royal Sandringham estate. Advertisement

“These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him,” the palace said in

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