- Andrew Mountbatten Windsor might once again be changing his name.
- There's drama at the palace over whether the disgraced royal's new moniker should have a hyphen (which he doesn't want).
- Andrew was stripped of his "prince" title, will no longer be referred to as "His Royal Highness," and is no longer "Duke of York."
Looks like Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has yet another name change coming his way.
To catch everyone up real quick, first the disgraced royal announced that he'd given up his "Duke of York" title, then King Charles stripped "Prince" from his name, and now it looks like he's being begrudgingly forced to accept a hyphen between "Mountbatten" and "Windsor."
According to The Times, "the Palace is considering reinstating" the hyphen due to realizing that Queen Elizabeth made this statement back in the '60s:
"Now therefore I declare My Will and Pleasure that, while I and My children shall continue to be styled and known as the House and Family of Windsor, My 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."
The Times adds that Buckingham Palace have read the declaration and "may use a hyphen in future when referring to Andrew."
Meanwhile, the Daily Beast reports that "he wanted the non-hyphenated version" so this is yet another blow. Oh well!
