Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could have Freedom of City of London ‘lawfully removed’ – here’s why
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has faced formal censure from the City of London Corporation for not surrendering his Freedom of the City status. The Corporation expressed disappointment over his failure to respond to requests for relinquishment, citing his association with Jeffrey Epstein as unacceptable. Although the Corporation cannot remove his Freedom due to legal protections, it has initiated proceedings to lawfully remove the title.
- ▪Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been formally censured by the City of London Corporation.
- ▪The Corporation's Court of Common Council passed a motion of censure following his failure to respond to a letter inviting him to relinquish the honour.
- ▪His association with Jeffrey Epstein was deemed inconsistent with the obligations of a Freeman of the City of London.
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NewsUKHome NewsAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor could have Freedom of City of London ‘lawfully removed’ – here’s whyAndrew has been criticised for failing to surrender the title “despite being asked to do so” by the City of London CorporationSam Russell Thursday 21 May 2026 22:34 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2981554","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-freedom-city-of-london-epstein-b2981554.html","title":"Andrew could have Freedom of City of London ‘lawfully removed’ – here’s…
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