The commoner formerly known as Prince: How King Charles will remove his brother Andrew’s title as he begins the formal process

Buckingham Palace confirmed tonight that Andrew will no longer be referred to as a prince and will leave the Royal Lodge.

In a bombshell statement published tonight, Buckingham Palace said he will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, effective immediately.

It comes amid growing anger at the former Duke over his alleged relationship with financier pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who died in New York.

So what exactly was taken away from Andrew?

For starters, his four official titles are: Prince, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron Killyleagh.

Andrew also gets his own style from her, the proper way to greet her as royalty. There is no need to address him as ‘Your Highness’ anymore.

And the disgraced former prince will also become a member of the Order of the Garter and the Victorian Order; the latter of which was himself the Grand Knight’s Cross.

Although Andrew had previously agreed to stop using his formal titles, King Charles is sending a Royal Warrant to the Lord Chancellor, now former foreign secretary David Lammy, to ensure they are abolished altogether.

This will ensure that Andrew will no longer be able to use the titles in an official capacity.

The Daily Mail understands that King Charles has chosen not to abolish the Duchy of York by Act of Parliament because it would take too much time.

Although the entire process was initiated by Her Majesty, it appears that Andrew did not object.

Their daughters Princess Beatrice and Prince Eugenie will continue to retain their titles.

Today a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace said: ‘Her Majesty has today begun a formal process to remove Prince Andrew’s Order, Titles and Honors.

‘Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. To date, his lease at Royal Lodge has provided him with legal protection to continue his residence.

‘Formal notice has been given to abandon the lease and he will be moving to alternative private accommodation. Although he continues to deny the allegations against him, he sees these censorships as necessary.

‘Her Majesty wishes to make it clear that her thoughts and utmost sympathies are with the victims and survivors of all forms of abuse and remain with them.’