Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s name reportedly stripped from Falklands plaques
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s name has reportedly been removed from commemorative plaques in the Falklands.
The former prince, who was stripped of his royal titles two weeks ago, was previously seen as a hero for defending the islands as a helicopter co-pilot in 1982. He had revisited the Falkland Islands several times to inaugurate monuments and public buildings.
According to the news in To MirrorIn the latest blow to the former prince, several plaques bearing Andrew’s name are now missing from the island.
One of the missing plaques is thought to have been unveiled by Andrew at the opening of Mount Pleasant airport in 1985, while the other is said to have been installed in 2002 during the opening of a new block at the Infants’ School in the capital Stanley. According to the information obtained, it is claimed that both plaques have been taken down.
The third tablet bearing Andrew’s name was previously removed in 2022. The engagement at Falklands KEMH Hospital was removed following Andrew’s out-of-court deal with accuser Virginia Giuffre, who claimed Andrew had sex with her while she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew has always vehemently denied all allegations.
John Birmingham, the member of parliament for the area, said at the time: “Renovations are ongoing and, in view of the Prince’s retirement from public life, the plaque bearing his name will be given to the Falklands Museum.”
Following the posthumous publication of Ms. Giuffre’s memoirs, there have been repeated calls to remove or replace roads, schools and even islands named after the former prince. Nobody’s Child.
Councilors in Northern Ireland are set to debate a proposal to rename Prince Andrew Way in the coastal Co Antrim town of Carrickfergus in November. Mid and East Antrim councilor Aaron Skinner said he would “like to see the road named after the late Queen Elizabeth II instead”.
There are other places named after Prince Andrew in Northern Ireland: Prince Andrew Gardens and the adjacent Prince Andrew Park in south Belfast; and Prince Andrew Crescent in Moygashel, Co Tyrone, which is part of the Mid Ulster District Council area.
