{"id":2196257,"date":"2025-12-12T12:28:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2196257"},"modified":"2025-12-12T12:28:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:28:15","slug":"andrew-attends-christening-in-first-royal-event-since-being-stripped-of-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/andrew-attends-christening-in-first-royal-event-since-being-stripped-of-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew attends christening in first royal event since being stripped of titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is at his first royal event since being stripped of his titles as he attends the christening of his granddaughter Athena.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The former prince arrived at St James\u2019s Palace in London in a green Range Rover on Friday morning, entering via a side gate away from waiting media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He had been expected to attend the christening of Princess Beatrice\u2019s daughter in the palace\u2019s Chapel Royal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andrew\u2019s attendance comes after the King officially stripped his disgraced brother of both his HRH style and his prince title because of his \u201cserious lapses of judgment\u201d over his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, who also lost her courtesy royal divorcee title and has reverted to her maiden name, is thought to have arrived separately for the christening earlier on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Athena, the daughter of Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, was born on January 22 and is the couple\u2019s second child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The private ceremony was also attended by Beatrice\u2019s sister Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Other notable figures to arrive for the service included singer James Blunt and his wife Sofia Wellesley.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>James Blunt attending the christening of Princess Beatrice\u2019s daughter Athena (Lucy North\/PA)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The christening appeared to feature just immediate family and no senior Royals were present<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andrew was photographed riding privately in Windsor Great Park last month, but his most recent outing is the first royal event he has attended since the funeral of the Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral in September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The former duke has for many years faced allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage Virginia Giuffre after she was trafficked by Epstein. Andrew strenuously denies the accusations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He paid millions to Ms Giuffre to settle a civil sexual assault claim in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andrew stepped down from royal duties in 2019 after his disastrous Newsnight interview, but the publication of Ms Giuffre\u2019s posthumous memoirs, and the US government\u2019s release of documents from Epstein\u2019s estate has brought fresh focus on Andrew in recent months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">American politicians have also criticised the former prince for his \u201csilence\u201d after he missed a deadline last month to respond to their request to sit for an interview about Epstein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He is set to move from Royal Lodge in Windsor to the King\u2019s private Sandringham estate in Norfolk at some point in the new year, completing his internal exile.<\/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 uk.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is at his first royal event since being stripped of his titles as he attends the christening of his granddaughter Athena. 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