Following mounting pressure over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew announced his decision to stop using official royal titles. However, royal experts have suggested that Prince William would like Andrew to be "excluded" from all Royal Family events in the future. Meanwhile, Andrew is reportedly clinging on to his property, Royal Lodge, as it's the final "status symbol" he has left.
Historian Andrew Lownie—who recently released the book Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York—wrote in The Times, "[Andrew] could voluntarily vacate the 30-room mansion he has occupied for the past 20 years and on which he has an ironclad 75-year lease from the Crown Estate." However, the former Duke of York is unlikely to leave the royal property anytime soon, says Lownie.
