Andrew could be in for another subtle name change - thanks to Queen Elizabeth

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor could be in for another name change due to a request from his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

The revelation comes after King Charles III's decision to strip his younger brother of his royal titles and residence. Andrew had previously announced that he would relinquish his titles due to new allegations surrounding his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

In the statement from 30 October, it was stated that Andrew would be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, while a formal notice about his lease at the Royal Lodge has 'now been served to surrender the lease' and he will be moved to 'alternative private accommodation'.

"These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him," it continued.

Andrew has since been officially stripped of his last remaining titles, as formalised by the King.

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor could have another name change due to a request from the late Queen Elizabeth II (Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

Charles did so by issuing a Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm, published in The Gazette, the UK's official public record, by the Crown Office.

An entry to the record, made last week (6 November), reads: "THE KING has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 3 November 2025 to declare that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor shall no longer be entitled to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of 'Royal Highness' and the titular dignity of 'Prince'."

It has now been reported that Andrew's name may change again, specifically to include a hyphen between Mountbatten and Windsor, so his full name would read 'Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor'.

It is understood that, in line with decades of royal precedent, the former prince’s family name should be written as Mountbatten-Windsor - something which directly relates to the legacy of the late Queen and her 1960 Privy Council declaration, which formally established that surname for royal descendants who are not princes or princesses.

However, following the loss of his titles last month, the ex-Duke was publicly referred to as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor - notably without the hyphen.

Andrew previously announced he would relinquish his titles due to new allegations surrounding his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein (Davidoff Studios Photography / Contributor / Getty Images)

Buckingham Palace is now believed to be reviewing how Andrew’s name should be styled, in accordance with the declaration Elizabeth signed just two weeks before his birth.

It stated: "Now therefore I declare My Will and Pleasure that, while I and My children shall continue to be styled and known as the House and Family of Windsor, My descendants other than descendants enjoying the style, title or attribute of Royal Highness and the titular dignity of Prince or Princess and female descendants who marry and their descendants shall bear the name of Mountbatten-Windsor."

The royal moniker was created to incorporate Philip Mountbatten's surname into the Windsor line, symbolically reflecting the Queen's marriage and the continuing link between her family and her husband's.

According to GB News, official documents, such as Princess Anne's marriage certificate to her first husband, Mark Phillips, reveal the use of the hyphen within the royal family.