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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to Lose Vice-Admiral Rank as King Charles Acts on Epstein Fallout
King Charles removes Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's final naval rank amid ongoing fallout from Epstein-related allegations, following prior stripping of royal titles and residence, officials said.
- On November 2, Defence Secretary John Healey confirmed King Charles will strip Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his last naval title, following the royal titles' removal earlier that week.
- Over the weekend, newly released correspondence revealed Mountbatten Windsor emailed Jeffrey Epstein soon after his jail release and they were photographed together in Central Park, New York, a meeting he called a 'wrong decision' while memoirs by Virginia Giuffre alleged multiple forced encounters.
- Having served in the Royal Navy between 1979 and 2001, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor retained his 2015 vice-admiral rank and relies on a navy pension of about £20,000 a year.
- Although the loss of titles is immediate, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor will stay at Royal Lodge until after Christmas and King Charles has approved a six-figure one-off payment with discussions ongoing.
- Handled through royal prerogative, palace officials worked with the Cabinet Office to avoid parliamentary involvement, and Defence Secretary John Healey said the government follows the king's decisions on further actions.
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Andrew to be stripped of naval title as King Charles looks to draw line under scandal
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor will be stripped of his honorary rank of vice-admiral, which he was given in 2015 and has retained even after giving up other military positions in 2022
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Charles III's younger brother is also stripped of his last remaining military rank.
Now King Charles III no longer knows mercy. Now that his brother Andrew is not allowed to call himself Duke or Prince and has to leave the Royal Lodge, he wants to deny him the last military rank of honor.
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