Will councils etc rename streets etc named after Andrew MW, when he was a prince?

Plun · 2026-02-21T20:50:06+00:00

Firstly decide what to replace the name with? It's a pain of informing the Royal Mail who then pass on their database to various companies. Plus if you are selling your home and live on a road named after AMW as a prince, nobody wants to know due to the address

Kago2790 · 22/02/2026 13:42

Glaspeated · 22/02/2026 09:45

An obvious solution here would be to not name any streets after anyone until they’ve been dead for at least 75 years. That’s sufficient time for anything undesirable about them to come
out. I think there’s a similar rule for blue plaques, although I’ll stand corrected if I’m wrong.

This is the Street naming and numbering policy of many councils - though mine is 25 years after death. But then you need to get permission from next of kin, descendents etc and if they were in the military you'd need their squadrons permission. Developers would have to provide all these approvals which is an added cost so they generally would drop the idea quite quickly once they hear about this.

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Plun · 22/02/2026 13:29

LizzieW1969 · 21/02/2026 22:14

I know, I didn’t understand that at all, especially in a Social Services building! It was just so inappropriate.

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A good suggestion for a change of name for the JS suite - Rob Burrow

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BestZebbie · 22/02/2026 10:04

I note that the iDEA Award already dropped all mention of Royal connections very abruptly quite a while back (it was supposed to be a digital enterprise version of the Duke of Edinburgh Award, supported by the Duke of York)

FlatErica · 22/02/2026 10:02

catsmother · 21/02/2026 22:42

Ha ... you must live close to me as this is just down the road. I'm surprised some enterprising local armed with tippex and a sharpie hasn't yet changed it to 'Nonce Andrew's Close' and added 'quick, run' to it as well!

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You could be that local hero!

FlatErica · 22/02/2026 10:00

RubberyChicken · 21/02/2026 20:55

'Prince Andrews Close' is worse

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Heh heh!!

SerendipityJane · 22/02/2026 09:57

Glaspeated · 22/02/2026 09:45

An obvious solution here would be to not name any streets after anyone until they’ve been dead for at least 75 years. That’s sufficient time for anything undesirable about them to come
out. I think there’s a similar rule for blue plaques, although I’ll stand corrected if I’m wrong.

I have to say I have a distaste for naming anything after people still living.

Glaspeated · 22/02/2026 09:45

An obvious solution here would be to not name any streets after anyone until they’ve been dead for at least 75 years. That’s sufficient time for anything undesirable about them to come
out. I think there’s a similar rule for blue plaques, although I’ll stand corrected if I’m wrong.

JacknDiane · 22/02/2026 09:43

RubberyChicken · 21/02/2026 20:55

'Prince Andrews Close' is worse

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🤣🤣

SerendipityJane · 22/02/2026 09:40

SwedishEdith · 21/02/2026 20:59

There's a few if you put Prince Andrew into Google maps.

Which is probably safer than Prince Albert

MoiraPlunkett · 22/02/2026 09:05

Jamesblonde2 · 21/02/2026 23:02

There a Saville Close near me…..

Unless it was recently named, chances are it wasn't named after Jimmy. There are lots of distinguished Saviles.

(By 'recently' I mean in the latter half of the 20th century, obviously not post-Jimmy Savile's death!)

Will councils etc rename streets etc named after Andrew MW, when he was a prince?

Glaspeated · 21/02/2026 23:18

Glitter should be renamed “sparkle dust”.

Jamesblonde2 · 21/02/2026 23:02

There a Saville Close near me…..

Oblivionnnnn · 21/02/2026 22:46

The golf course near me has been renamed as it was formerly The Dukes after him.

LizzieW1969 · 21/02/2026 22:46

MoiraPlunkett · 21/02/2026 22:39

At least 'Savile' is a name also associated with other people, e.g. Savile Row was not named after Jimmy.

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True enough.

catsmother · 21/02/2026 22:42

RubberyChicken · 21/02/2026 20:55

'Prince Andrews Close' is worse

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Ha ... you must live close to me as this is just down the road. I'm surprised some enterprising local armed with tippex and a sharpie hasn't yet changed it to 'Nonce Andrew's Close' and added 'quick, run' to it as well!

MoiraPlunkett · 21/02/2026 22:39

LizzieW1969 · 21/02/2026 21:16

I live in Leeds. We still have streets named after Jimmy Saville. Even a Social Services building we visited for an adoption meeting still had a suite named after him, I recall. I hated it.

Names of streets certainly don’t get changed quickly, sadly.

At least 'Savile' is a name also associated with other people, e.g. Savile Row was not named after Jimmy.

LizzieW1969 · 21/02/2026 22:14

Plun · 21/02/2026 21:58

Renaming a suite isn’t too much trouble compared to a road.

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I know, I didn’t understand that at all, especially in a Social Services building! It was just so inappropriate.

Revoltingpheasants · 21/02/2026 22:03

PullTheBricksDown · 21/02/2026 20:54

Are there honestly that many? I can see it's unfortunate if you're trying to sell a property on Prince Andrew Avenue right now though.

There is an Isis Way I drive past on the way to work, I always do wonder what it is like trying to sell a property there!

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Plun · 21/02/2026 21:58

LizzieW1969 · 21/02/2026 21:16

I live in Leeds. We still have streets named after Jimmy Saville. Even a Social Services building we visited for an adoption meeting still had a suite named after him, I recall. I hated it.

Names of streets certainly don’t get changed quickly, sadly.

Renaming a suite isn’t too much trouble compared to a road.

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LizzieW1969 · 21/02/2026 21:16

I live in Leeds. We still have streets named after Jimmy Saville. Even a Social Services building we visited for an adoption meeting still had a suite named after him, I recall. I hated it.

Names of streets certainly don’t get changed quickly, sadly.

Butteredtoast55 · 21/02/2026 21:13

Could they drop the Andrew and just be Prince Street etc?
Although given that people live on streets with all kinds of dodgy names perhaps they'll just stay the same.

Butteredtoast55 · 21/02/2026 21:11

InterestedDad37 · 21/02/2026 21:09

Prince Andrew's Caught Court

Bravo!

InterestedDad37 · 21/02/2026 21:09

Prince Andrew's Caught Court

gototogo · 21/02/2026 21:05

They are not that common thankfully. As it took 200 years to change the name of roads named after slave traders I’m not holding my breath on changing road names. For smaller streets it’s easier as 2/3 residents voting can get it changed. This will be far harder for longer roads with businesses, HMO’s etc on them

Yellowpingu · 21/02/2026 21:04

Where my DS lives there’s a cluster of streets built in the 1960’s named after Queen Elizabeth’s children, but without the Royal titles. Shortly after Andrew was stripped of his titles the local council said it was going to poll residents of the street named after him to see if they wanted to keep the name or change it.