The last time a royal lost their royal title as Prince Andrew stripped | Royal | News
Buckingham Palace announced Thursday evening that King Charles had begun the official process to strip Prince Andrew of his final official titles and styles. As a result of the latest move, he will be known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The latest announcement was confirmed by the following statement: “Although he continues to deny the allegations against him, these condemnations are deemed necessary. His Royal Highness would like to make it clear that his thoughts and utmost sympathies are with the victims and survivors of all forms of abuse and remain with them.”
While Andrew lost his final titles and honours, when was the last time a member of the British Royal Family was stripped of their official honors?
The removal of royal titles is a complex process and was last carried out by King George V when he revoked the titles of relatives who were on the German side during the First World War.
The Deprivation of Titles Act 1917 was used two years later to strip the titles of Leopold Charles, Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence and Baron Arklow; Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, Earl of Armagh; Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland; and Henry, Viscount Taaffe of Corren and Baron of Ballymote.
At the same time, a Letter Patent from the same year changed the surname of the Royal Family from the Germanic Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the more Anglican Windsor.
Several other royals changed their names to follow suit. For example, Prince Louis of Battenberg became Lord Louis Mountbatten, Prince Philip’s uncle and King Charles’ mentor.
The news from Buckingham Palace follows the release of a record-low YouGov poll showing the disgraced royal’s popularity has reached an all-time low.
The results show 91% of Britons have a negative view of the former Duke of York; this rate was 87% in August; this is the highest result recorded by YouGov.
The proportion who view the 65-year-old very unfavorably has risen sharply from 69% in August to 81% now.
