Furious Brits demand legal change to road names following royal scandal

A number of Brits have been left absolutely fuming after demanding a legal change to their street name following the latest Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor scandal.

King Charles III recently stripped his younger brother, Andrew, of his royal titles and residence due to new allegations surrounding his relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Buckingham Palace confirmed earlier this month (6 November) that the removal process was complete, meaning he will no longer be referred to as Prince Andrew or the Duke of York. Instead, he will now be known simply as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

Now, residents whose addresses contain 'Prince Andrew' are hitting out over the road name and pressuring their local council to make an amendment following the recent news that has made headlines across the globe.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was officially stripped of his royal titles and honours earlier this month (Christopher Furlong - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Tom Kirk, who lives on Prince Andrew Road in Maidenhead, Berkshire, told The Sun: "It’s embarrassing. If you order something or tell someone where you live, there are raised eyebrows."

Meanwhile, John Pearson, whose house is on Prince Andrew Road in Broadstairs, Kent, chimed in: "It should be changed. It’s an insult."

Additionally, Stacy Baldry, of Prince Andrew’s Road in Norwich, near to Prince Andrew’s Close, added: "I’m glad we don’t plan to stay here. We wouldn’t want any association."

There are several other roads named after the disgraced royal, including Prince Andrew Drive in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, and Prince Andrew Way, in Ascot, Berkshire.

Some residents, however, are not so keen on the change, given the high cost that comes with it.

There are a number of roads in the UK named after the former Duke of York (Carl Court/Getty Images)

According to The Sun, Norwich Councillor Shelagh Gurney said: "I had some comments asking if it could be changed.

"It could cost every household a fortune in legal fees to get property ownership details changed. There is not a consensus to press ahead."

Thanet district council, covering Prince Andrew Road in Broadstairs, added: "Any changes must be agreed by all residents on the road. We haven’t received an application."

Virginia Giuffre, who tragically took her own life earlier this year in April at the age of 41, first made allegations against the former royal in 2019, claiming she'd had sex with Andrew on three separate occasions from the age of 17 after being trafficked by convicted paedophile Epstein and his girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell.

Despite Andrew denying the accusations against him, he and Giuffre reached an out-of-court settlement following a civil suit three years later.

Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence in prison for sex trafficking, while Epstein died by suicide in his cell while awaiting sex-trafficking charges back in 2019.