King Charles III has made the removal of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's title official.

A week after Charles initiated the formal process to remove Windsor's title and honors, he has now issued a letters patent under the Great Seal of the Realm, according to a notice from The Crown Office in the United Kingdom's official public record, The Gazette. The seal symbolizes the monarch's approval of state documents, meaning the decision is now official, legal and final.

"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,'" read the notice, published Wednesday, Nov. 5.

Buckingham Palace said in a statement Thursday, Oct. 30, that the former Prince Andrew will also leave his royal residence at the Royal Lodge, instead taking residence at a property on the private Sandringham estate. The move comes three years after he was ousted as a senior royal following allegations over his connections to convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The royal title announcement also came amid the release of a posthumous memoir from Giuffre. In "Nobody's Girl," released Oct. 21, Giuffre gave further details about her previous sexual abuse allegations against Windsor, including that he correctly guessed she was 17, hours before convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly instructed her to have sex with him. Giuffre said Epstein later paid her $15,000 for "servicing the man the tabloids called 'Randy Andy.'"

Windsor will reportedly get to keep one royal distinction, however. He is allowed to hang on to his Falklands War campaign medal, according to The Guardian and The Telegraph.

Contributing: Anthony Robledo, Edward Segarra and Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY

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