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Why do the BBC refer to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor by just his first name?

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TheClangyClunk · 01/02/2026 15:09

He isn't Cher.

By referring to him as "Andrew" after the first mention rather than "Mr Mountbatten-Windsor" or "Mountbatten-Windsor" he is still being treated as something other than an everyday citizen. If a story about, for example, Ricky Gervais was on the news, he would be referred to as "Ricky Gervais", "Mr Gervais" or "Gervais". Not "Ricky".

Is this the same on all channels?

OP posts:
PevenseygirlQQ · 02/02/2026 10:23

Who cares what they call the scumbag, I’d much rather he be in jail and never mentioned again.

ScaredOfFlying · 02/02/2026 10:27

TheClangyClunk · 01/02/2026 20:56

I can’t quite express what I mean, but it’s like they’re still referring to him in a ‘special’ way. I’m curious as to how that decision was made editorially.

@CheeseCakeSunflowers nailed it at 15:34 yesterday. Public are used to hearing him referred to as Prince Andrew so they have just kept the bit of the new name that corresponds to the old one, for easy recognition.

Also, news reports are also very restricted on time so they have more time to tell us what a twat he is by not repeating his full surname.

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