{"id":2105573,"date":"2025-10-21T12:21:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T12:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2105573"},"modified":"2025-10-21T12:21:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T12:21:39","slug":"royal-website-removes-duke-of-york-from-website-after-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royal-website-removes-duke-of-york-from-website-after-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Website Removes &#8220;Duke of York&#8221; from Website After Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<ul data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"0.0\">The royals have quietly updated their official website to delete &#8220;The Duke of York.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.1\">Per <em data-node-id=\"0.1.1\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/royals\/37051520\/prince-andrew-called-duke-of-york-royals-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/royals\/37051520\/prince-andrew-called-duke-of-york-royals-website\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The Sun\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"9c42f97a-599a-453a-a920-5f6bbaa7eb1a\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-node-id=\"0.1.1.0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/royals\/37051520\/prince-andrew-called-duke-of-york-royals-website\/\" data-product-url=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/royals\/37051520\/prince-andrew-called-duke-of-york-royals-website\/\" data-affiliate=\"false\" data-affiliate-network=\"\" data-vars-ga-product-price=\"$0.00\" data-vars-ga-product-retailer-id=\"552ec285-ead6-4b0e-9d70-ab42bc861b97\" data-vars-ga-link-treatment=\"(not set) | (not set)\" class=\"body-link product-links css-103hk4r e1aq0z090\">The Sun<\/a><\/em>, the website was still using &#8220;Duke of York&#8221; to refer to Prince Andrew in the days after his announcement.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.2\">Andrew gave up his titles on October 17, saying &#8220;I will therefore no longer use my title or the honors which have been conferred upon me.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Disgraced British royal Prince Andrew just gave up his Duke of York titles, but the palace has been slow to update their official website. <em data-node-id=\"2.1\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/royals\/37051520\/prince-andrew-called-duke-of-york-royals-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/royals\/37051520\/prince-andrew-called-duke-of-york-royals-website\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The Sun\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"9c42f97a-599a-453a-a920-5f6bbaa7eb1a\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-node-id=\"2.1.0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/royals\/37051520\/prince-andrew-called-duke-of-york-royals-website\/\" data-product-url=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/royals\/37051520\/prince-andrew-called-duke-of-york-royals-website\/\" data-affiliate=\"false\" data-affiliate-network=\"\" data-vars-ga-product-price=\"$0.00\" data-vars-ga-product-retailer-id=\"552ec285-ead6-4b0e-9d70-ab42bc861b97\" data-vars-ga-link-treatment=\"(not set) | (not set)\" class=\"body-link product-links css-103hk4r e1aq0z090\">The Sun<\/a><\/em> reported that as of October 18, the royal&#8217;s website still had Prince Andrew listed as &#8220;The Duke of York.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-14\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"embed\">\n<div size=\"medium\" data-embed=\"body-image\" class=\"align-center size-medium embed css-y6m8k e1fodxfw4\">\n<div class=\"css-uwraif e1fodxfw3\"><\/p>\n<p><figcaption data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-figcaption\" class=\"css-1am3yn9 e1g9hcy40\"><span data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-creditor\" class=\"css-170cidh e1geg53v2\">Royal website<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The site has since been quietly changed\u2014and while there is still a section on Andrew, it&#8217;s now headlined &#8220;Prince Andrew.&#8221; <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"embed\">\n<div size=\"medium\" data-embed=\"body-image\" class=\"align-center size-medium embed css-y6m8k e1fodxfw4\">\n<div class=\"css-uwraif e1fodxfw3\"><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"prince andrew royal website\" title=\"prince andrew royal website\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1984\" height=\"704\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screen-shot-2025-10-21-at-7-09-22-am-68f76a402df89.png?resize=640:* 640w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screen-shot-2025-10-21-at-7-09-22-am-68f76a402df89.png?resize=768:* 980w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screen-shot-2025-10-21-at-7-09-22-am-68f76a402df89.png?resize=980:* 1120w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screen-shot-2025-10-21-at-7-09-22-am-68f76a402df89.png?resize=980:* 1400w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screen-shot-2025-10-21-at-7-09-22-am-68f76a402df89.png?resize=980:* 1800w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screen-shot-2025-10-21-at-7-09-22-am-68f76a402df89.png?resize=980:* 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screen-shot-2025-10-21-at-7-09-22-am-68f76a402df89.png?resize=980:*\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p><figcaption data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-figcaption\" class=\"css-1am3yn9 e1g9hcy40\"><span data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-creditor\" class=\"css-170cidh e1geg53v2\">royal web<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"6.0\">However<\/em>, when you click into <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.royal.uk\/prince-andrew\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.royal.uk\/prince-andrew\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"his bio\" data-node-id=\"6.2\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\">his bio<\/a> there are still references to the old title, including the line &#8220;The Duke of York&#8217;s active service with the Royal Navy spanned 22 years until July 2001.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"recirculation\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">As a reminder Prince Andrew announced that he&#8217;d be giving up the title in the below statement on October 17:<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"10.0\">In discussion with The King, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family. I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first. I stand by my decision five years ago to stand back from public life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"11.0\">With His Majesty\u2019s agreement, we feel I must now go a step further. I will therefore no longer use my title or the honors which have been conferred upon me. As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">But this is said to be a largely symbolic change. Royal expert Sharon Carpenter tells <em data-node-id=\"12.1\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1423998\/prince-andrew-royal-titles-who-is-new-duke-of-york\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1423998\/prince-andrew-royal-titles-who-is-new-duke-of-york\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"E! News\" data-node-id=\"12.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\">E! News<\/a> <\/em>that &#8220;removing his dukedom officially would legally require an act of Parliament and would be more complex than this immediate action. For Andrew to be legally stripped of his dukedom before his death, it would require statutory action\u2014a vote by Parliament.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-18\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-xmoip0 e94w1mj9\">\n<h6 class=\"css-as8qcb e94w1mj7\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p0\"\/><span class=\"css-8lle59 e94w1mj5\">Related Story<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p1\"\/><\/h6>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cosmopolitan.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The royals have quietly updated their official website to delete &#8220;The Duke of York.&#8221; Per The Sun, the website was still using &#8220;Duke of York&#8221; to refer to Prince Andrew in the days after his announcement. 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