{"id":2414697,"date":"2026-05-13T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2414697"},"modified":"2026-05-13T10:20:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:20:00","slug":"next-step-taken-to-strip-andrew-of-honour-as-ex-duke-fails-to-respond-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/next-step-taken-to-strip-andrew-of-honour-as-ex-duke-fails-to-respond-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Next step taken to strip Andrew of honour as ex-Duke fails to respond | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>However, Andrew, who recently moved to Marsh Farm, failed to respond to the request. This has led the City of London Corporation to take the next step, with reports that it will formally express disapproval.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Andrew received the honour in 2012, &#8220;by virtue of patrimony&#8221; as his father, Prince Philip, had been a Freeman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Freedom allows its recipients to walk sheep over London Bridge and is typically given to individuals nominated by corporation councillors. It is mainly a ceremonial honour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It is believed that the City of London Corporation want Andrew to relinquish the offer following scandals surrounding him regarding his previous friendship with the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Andrew has always denied wrongdoing and accusations against him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cx21lxl7n94o\" rel=\"nofollow\">As reported by BBC News<\/a>, a City of London Corporation spokesperson said: &#8220;We wrote to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in April, inviting him to formally relinquish his Freedom of the City of London.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">&#8220;Following his failure to respond, elected members of our Policy and Resources Committee have agreed to bring forward a motion of censure \u2013 a formal expression of our disapproval \u2013 to the next meeting of the Court of Common Council on May 21.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;There is currently no effective legal mechanism to remove a Freedom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cOur thoughts remain firmly with the victims and survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and all victims of sexual abuse and exploitation.&#8221;<\/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.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>However, Andrew, who recently moved to Marsh Farm, failed to respond to the request. This has led the City of London Corporation to take the next step, with reports that it will formally express disapproval. Andrew received the honour in 2012, &#8220;by virtue of patrimony&#8221; as his father, Prince Philip, had been a Freeman. 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