Andrew no longer Duke of York, palace confirms - after 'creative' move by King
Buckingham Palace has confirmed Andrew has been removed from the official roll of the peerage, effectively meaning he has lost his Duke of York title.
It comes after we told you earlier (see 9.17 post) that Andrew's name no longer appears on the official roll.
Dukes are listed on the roll of the peerage maintained at the Crown Office and, as Lord Chancellor, David Lammy is responsible for maintaining the peerage roll.
We understand that the King issued royal warrants for the dukedom of York to no longer be recognised in the list of peerages, which has the effect of removing Andrew's title.
King has acted 'very creatively' - what it all means
"The Lord Chancellor's office has taken responsibility for maintaining the peerage roll and, very creatively, the King has decided to remove the Dukedom of York," our royal commentator Alastair Bruce explained.
"It does avoid the need to go through a legislative process with primary legislation through the Lords and Commons to get rid of it.
"Now this is done, Andrew is no longer the Duke of York.
"You can't use it in any way; it's gone."
From Sky News ⬆️
You can’t use the Duke of York name in anyway.
You think I’m being idiotic. But I’m not.