Published: 00:13 GMT, 2 November 2025 | Updated: 01:20 GMT, 2 November 2025

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been accused of having any mention of Jeffrey Epstein's victims removed from previous statements from Buckingham Palace.

The disgraced prince repeatedly refused to sign-off on statements that expressed support for victims of abuse, The Times has reported.

This is in stark contrast to the historic statement released by the Palace on Thursday confirming that Andrew will be stripped of his titles and his residence at Royal Lodge.

It emphatically ended with King Charles and Queen Camilla expressing 'their thoughts and utmost sympathies' with the 'victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.'

A friend of the King and Queen revealed to The Times that, in previous statements issued by the Palace since Andrew's disastrous 2019 Newsnight interview, references to Epstein's victims were removed.

The friend said: 'There has long been a sense from the family that the voices of the victims needed to be heard in these procurements, because they feature so heavily in this saga and because there is no credible way the Queen and the Duchess of Edinburgh can continue to do the work they do in the areas of sexual abuse if they can't point to that.

'Now, the King has lost his patience: you can see this statement is no longer a statement by committee, it's a statement from the King.'

Another friend said the King and Queen were aware of the public's opinion of Andrew, adding: 'They have felt the public anger and they have acted.'

The Times reported that Andrew did not sign off on any statements from Buckingham Palace that expressed support for the victims of abuse