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Andrew received the Freedom of the City of London in 2012 \u201cby virtue of patrimony\u201d, due to his father, Prince Philip, having been a Freeman, and this honour can not be taken away. It is believed that the City of London Corporation, which governs the Square Mile, looked at how a Freedom is given \u201cand the circumstances in which, and procedure by which, it can be removed\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
However, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) has now said that a Corporation spokesperson confirmed the historic honour cannot be taken back once given.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
MyLondon reports<\/a> that this means Andrew still holds the honour, and it cannot be taken from him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n This is unlike his royal titles, styles and honours that were taken from him by King Charles last year following scandals involving Andrew and the Epstein files.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing or accusations against him. While losing his royal titles may have seemed bad enough for Andrew last year, this year has already proved much worse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Ensure our latest royal headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. <\/strong>Click here to activate<\/a><\/strong> or just add us as Preferred Source in your Google search settings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n This is because on February 19, his 66th birthday, Andrew was arrested<\/a> at his temporary Wood Farm home on the Sandringham Estate on suspicion of misconduct in public office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n