6 November 2025
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor will technically have to bow to his daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. Following King Charles’ decision to strip the former prince him of his remaining royal titles and honours, a royal expert has said he may have to go through the humiliation of showing deference to his two girls.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor will technically have to bow to his daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie
Royal biographer Robert Hardman, author of Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story, made the comment on the Daily Mail’s Palace Confidential show, while saying the king’s decision to revoke Andrew’s titles amounted to “effectively categorising (Andrew) in the same way as war criminals and enemies of state.”
Asked whether Andrew will now have to bow to his daughters, Robert confirmed: “Yes, he probably will.”
He added Andrew is unlikely to bow “happily” and is most likely dreading the moment that he will be publicly addressed as simply Andrew, without his Prince title.
Since he is no longer a prince or duke, protocol dictates Andrew, as a private citizen, should bow to members of the royal family who retain their titles.
Robert added about Charles’ titles move: “The King has exercised his Royal Prerogative with parliamentary and government approval, he’s talked to the Prime Minister about this.”
He described Charles as “the fountain of justice,” adding the monarch’s action had been taken after consultation at the highest level.
According to the Palace, Andrew has lost his HRH style, his dukedom, and his titles as Knight of the Garter and Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.
He has also been formally ordered to vacate Royal Lodge, following mounting public and political pressure over his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in 2019.
Despite the severity of the move, Robert said the King’s decision will not affect Beatrice and Eugenie, who retain their royal titles.
He added: “They are still Princesses and HRH because they are the children of the son of a reigning Monarch.
“All along, the King and other members of the family have been concerned that the sins of the family do not befall them. They are blameless, they have led a pretty upright life and are level-headed and very nice young women.”
He added the sisters are unlikely to take on additional royal duties, instead remaining “essentially private citizens who are related to the King and occasionally turn up at royal events”.
Their titles, he said, are protected under King George V’s 1917 Letters Patent.
