Prince William and Kate Middleton have held a strong stance for the Andrew but they had some key pointers which they let King Charles know before the final decision was made.
On Thursday, Buckingham Palace had issued a notice in which it was declared that “a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew” has been initiated and Andrew “will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor”.
Moreover, a formal notice has been issued to him to “surrender the lease” on Royal Lodge.
According to a report by The Daily Mail’s Rebecca English, the future King and Queen completely back the decision Charles have made for the shamed royal, accused of heinous crimes such as sexual assault of minor and other illict activites given his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffery Epstein.
William and Kate, who have just moved in next door to Royal Lodge, had told the King that if Andrew were to remain in the lavish Windsor property, it would be “forever tainted”.
Despites staunch personal feelings about his disgraced uncle, William also expressed another concern, an unexpected one given the trouble he had caused the royals for years.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have been long-term mental-health campaigners and they had been worried about how Andrew would survive the magnitude of the King’s decision.
English said that there were “serious fears about his mental health, which had to be balanced against the need to act ruthlessly”.
In the end, William stressed that he completely supported his father’s decision to protect the monarchy.