- The royals have quietly updated their official website to delete "The Duke of York."
- Per The Sun, the website was still using "Duke of York" to refer to Prince Andrew in the days after his announcement.
- Andrew gave up his titles on October 17, saying "I will therefore no longer use my title or the honors which have been conferred upon me."
Disgraced British royal Prince Andrew just gave up his Duke of York titles, but the palace has been slow to update their official website. The Sun reported that as of October 18, the royal's website still had Prince Andrew listed as "The Duke of York."
The site has since been quietly changed—and while there is still a section on Andrew, it's now headlined "Prince Andrew."
However, when you click into his bio there are still references to the old title, including the line, "The Duke of York's active service with the Royal Navy spanned 22 years until July 2001."
As a reminder, Prince Andrew announced that he'd be giving up the title in the below statement on October 17:
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.
With His Majesty’s 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.
But this is said to be a largely symbolic change. Royal expert Sharon Carpenter tells E! News that "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—a vote by Parliament."
