{"id":2153737,"date":"2025-11-13T09:55:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T09:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2153737"},"modified":"2025-11-13T09:55:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T09:55:34","slug":"why-is-buckingham-palace-changing-andrews-name-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-is-buckingham-palace-changing-andrews-name-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Buckingham Palace changing Andrew&#8217;s name again?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"qNUzV q7LZa\" data-testid=\"next-link-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2025-11-09\/king-leads-two-minute-silence-to-commemorate-remembrance-sunday\"><span class=\"n6NlI\">The King<\/span><\/a> stripped his disgraced brother of his dukedom, his HRH and his princely title, in late October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">And now, almost two weeks later, Buckingham Palace has handed Andrew a tiny addition to his new commoner name \u2013 a hyphen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">Royal sources have confirmed that, going forward, <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"qNUzV q7LZa\" data-testid=\"next-link-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2025-10-31\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-the-downfall-of-a-former-british-prince\"><span class=\"n6NlI\">Andrew<\/span><\/a> will use the punctuation mark between his two last names, making it Mountbatten-Windsor, not Mountbatten Windsor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">When the former prince\u2019s new name as a commoner was announced on October 30, following continued public outrage over his ties to convicted sex offender <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"qNUzV q7LZa\" data-testid=\"next-link-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/topic\/jeffrey-epstein\"><span class=\"n6NlI\"><strong class=\"_1ATDh\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, the Palace stated he would be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"cp_grid-legacy n1Jiz\" data-testid=\"inline-tile-list-container\">\n<article data-testid=\"tile-undefined\" class=\"_9ngZG cp_grid-legacy__item cp_width-legacy--one-half V42pZ\"\/>\n<article data-testid=\"tile-undefined\" class=\"_9ngZG cp_grid-legacy__item cp_width-legacy--one-half V42pZ\"\/><\/aside>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">But the surname was missing the hyphen decreed by Queen Elizabeth II 65 years ago when she set out the arrangements for the naming of her descendants without royal titles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">When asked about the absence of a hyphen at the time of the announcement confirming Andrew\u2019s loss of his titles, a Palace spokeswoman said: \u201cAndrew Mountbatten Windsor was the name agreed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">It is understood that the Palace has subsequently examined the 1960 Privy Council Declaration, which set out the late Queen\u2019s decision, and has confirmed a hyphen will be used going forward.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\"><strong class=\"_1ATDh\">Subscribe free to<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"qNUzV q7LZa\" href=\"https:\/\/itvnews.substack.com\/\" data-testid=\"fecp-link-anchor\"><span class=\"n6NlI\"><strong class=\"_1ATDh\"> our weekly newsletter <\/strong><\/span><\/a><strong class=\"_1ATDh\">for exclusive and original coverage from ITV News. Direct to your inbox every Friday morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">In 1960, Elizabeth II declared her direct descendants \u2013 other than those with the style of royal highness and the title of prince or princess \u2013 when they needed a surname, would use Mountbatten-Windsor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">Eight years earlier, after her accession in 1952, the Queen had decided that the royal family\u2019s surname would be Windsor and not the Duke of Edinburgh\u2019s surname Mountbatten, much to Prince Philip\u2019s annoyance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">\u201cI\u2019m just a bloody amoeba,\u201d Philip is said to have shouted when learning his children would not bear his surname, complaining he was the only man in the country not allowed to do so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">In the end, the Queen, in a gesture to her aggrieved husband, gave him a concession of a double-barreled surname joined by a hyphen \u2013 just days before Andrew, their third child, was born.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">The official declaration on February 8 1960 \u2013 ahead of Andrew\u2019s arrival on February 19 1960 \u2013 read: \u201cMy descendants other than descendants enjoying the style title or attribute of Royal Highness and the titular dignity of Prince or Princess and female descendants who marry and their descendants shall bear the name of Mountbatten-Windsor.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"A8Lwr mes-O\"><figcaption class=\"Ya3u6 SilLI\" data-testid=\"captioned-picture-caption\">A portrait of the Royal family \u2014 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with Anne and Charles \u2014 with Prince Andrew as a baby.<span class=\"mjYl8\"> Credit: <!-- -->PA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">Andrew has faced growing controversy over his links to Epstein, although he formally denies all allegations. <\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">The King, with the support of Prince William and other senior royals, has also set in motion <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"qNUzV q7LZa\" data-testid=\"next-link-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2025-10-31\/stripping-of-andrews-titles-hailed-a-victory-by-family-of-virginia-giuffre\"><span class=\"n6NlI\">Andrew&#8217;s eviction from his 30-room Windsor home<\/span><\/a>, the Royal Lodge, although he is not expected to leave until after Christmas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">Additionally, members of <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"qNUzV q7LZa\" data-testid=\"next-link-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2025-11-06\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-formally-stripped-of-prince-title\"><span class=\"n6NlI\">US Congress have requested the former prince sit for a \u201ctranscribed interview\u201d<\/span><\/a> in connection with his \u201clong-standing friendship\u201d with Epstein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">A letter, sent to the former prince on November 6, said the House Oversight Committee had identified \u201cfinancial records containing notations such as \u2018massage for Andrew\u2019 that raise serious questions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">The letter, signed by 16 members of Congress, requested that Andrew respond by November 20.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\"><strong class=\"_1ATDh\">This is the Talking Royals &#8211; our weekly podcast about the royal family, with ITV News Royal Editor Chris Ship and Producer Lizzie Robinson&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"vWpZr\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=4266790&amp;playlist=show&amp;color=0B6472&amp;hide-playlist-images=true\" title=\"Podcast playlist embed\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\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.itv.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The King stripped his disgraced brother of his dukedom, his HRH and his princely title, in late October. And now, almost two weeks later, Buckingham Palace has handed Andrew a tiny addition to his new commoner name \u2013 a hyphen. 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