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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

‘Long overdue’: Northern Irish council votes to rename Prince Andrew Way

A sign on a grass verge for Prince Andrew Way, with the 'Prince' scribbled out'
There were calls to rename the road after the stripping of Mountbatten-Windsor’s royal titles last month. Photograph: Jonathan McCambridge/PA

A Northern Ireland council has agreed to rename a street called Prince Andrew Way after the former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

Mid and East Antrim council decided on Monday to start the “long overdue” process of removing the street’s association with the disgraced royal. It was named Prince Andrew Way in 1986 to mark his wedding to Sarah Ferguson but there were calls to rename it after the stripping of Mountbatten-Windsor’s royal titles last month.

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