King Charles is considering “banishing” Prince Andrew from the Order of the Garter, a new report claims.
The Duke of York, 65, has been at the centre of much scandal over the last few years.
In July, it was claimed that Prince Andrew had reportedly been sent a clear “reminder” by King Charles that his role within the royal family remains firmly restricted.
It came amid developments in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Andrew has faced scrutiny in recent years over his association with the late convicted sex offender.
Prince Andrew scandal
In January 2022, Prince Andrew was stripped of his military titles and royal patronages. The decision came as Andrew faced a US lawsuit over sexual assault allegations.
In 2021, Virginia Giuffre filed a lawsuit against the royal in the US, accusing him of sexual assault. She alleged that she was made to sleep with Prince Andrew on three occasions when she was 17 after being trafficked by Epstein.
The duke has repeatedly denied the allegations.
In February 2022, the prince and Ms Giuffre reached an out-of-court settlement. Prince Andrew paid Ms Giuffre an undisclosed sum. However, the duke made it clear, by doing so, he did not accept any liability.
In the years since, Prince Andrew has found himself increasingly sidelined in the royal family. He rarely attends public events, only being seen at some private royal occasions.
Now, according to the Daily Mail, there are “top-level discussions under way” at Buckingham Palace over the Duke of York.
It comes amid fresh allegations emerging from Ms Giuffre’s upcoming posthumous memoir, which she wrote before her tragic death. She took her own life in April at the age of 41.
Could King Charles ‘banish’ Prince Andrew from Order of the Garter?
The publication claims that Prince Andrew could lose his Order of the Garter membership. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 2006.
The Order of the Garter is Britain’s most senior order of chivalry. It was founded by King Edward III in 1348.
Today, the Order includes the king as Sovereign of the Garter, several senior members of the royal family, and knights chosen in recognition of their work.
Royal Insider has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.
Prince Andrew’s Epstein scandal
Andrew stepped back from royal duties in 2019 following his BBC Newsnight interview, where he addressed his friendship with Epstein and the allegations of sexual assault against him.
Then, in 2022, he was stripped of his military titles and royal patronages by his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Andrew hasn’t returned to royal duties since.
In August 2024, he was described as “a little bit reclusive,” amid reports of tension with King Charles over his continued residence at Royal Lodge, a grand property in Windsor that Andrew has refused to vacate.
Prince Andrew’s ‘links’ to Chinese spy
Meanwhile, the Epstein saga is far from the only controversy haunting the Duke of York.
Earlier this year, he was linked to a British intelligence investigation involving a suspected Chinese spy, known initially only as “H6”.
Meanwhile, the individual was later identified as Yang Tengbo, a businessman who voluntarily lifted his anonymity and denied all wrongdoing, calling espionage claims “entirely untrue”.
In response, Prince Andrew’s office issued a statement confirming he had “ceased all contact” with Tengbo. They added that “nothing of a sensitive nature was ever discussed”.
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