Prince Andrew, the brother of King Charles III, will no longer use his prince title, Buckingham Palace announced Thursday. Andrew will now officially be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, according to the palace.

But in the King’s latest statement, in which he stripped Andrew of his royal titles, he made clear his support for survivors in the line: “Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.”

Prince Andrew gave up his Duke of York title amid the scandal of his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The disgraced royal has denied any wrongdoing with regard to Epstein and his former partner, Ghislaine Maxwell. He was recently named in his late accuser's new tell-all memoir, Nobody's Girl.

Pictures dating back to the summer of 1999—that were shown in Ghislaine Maxwell’s 2021 trial—show Prince Andrew, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell together at the Royal Family’s beloved Scottish residence, Balmoral. It’s reported that this is the first year Prince Andrew and Epstein became acquainted, via Maxwell.

The Duke of York title has been typically bestowed by the monarch on their second son, dating back to King Edward IV in 1474.

The fallout from Prince Andrew’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein could potentially bring an end to a centuries-old royal tradition.