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(NewsNation) — Prince William has reportedly banned his uncle, Prince Andrew, from his coronation when he eventually becomes king, according to the Sunday Times.
The news comes days after Andrew relinquished his royal title of Duke of York after continuous headlines about his friendship with sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
In a statement from Buckingham Palace on Friday, Andrew said, “The continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the royal family.”
“With His Majesty’s agreement, we feel I must now go a step further. I will therefore no longer use my title or the honours which have been conferred upon me,” Andrew said in his statement on Friday. “As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me.”
Prince William to ban Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson from royal events
William was consulted on the decision to strip his uncle of his royal titles, according to Buckingham Palace, but was concerned that the “Andrew problem” would continue and had decided to take a stronger stance by banning Andrew from all parts of royal life, including his coronation.
FILE -Prince Andrew leaves after attending the Christmas day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham in Norfolk, England, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 9: Prince William, Prince of Wales during a visit to Spiral Skills, a youth organisation in Lambeth who have received funding from the Homewards Fund to expand their services for young people in the local area, on September 9, 2025 in London, England. The Homewards Fund aims to support the delivery of work in the six Homewards flagship locations and offers up to £500,000 of flexible seed funding in each location. Spiral Skills was founded in 2015 and works with local schools, youth organisations, and authorities to provide early intervention, holistic support, employability skills, and access to employment and services for undeserved 1425-year-olds. (Photo by Ian Vogler – WPA Pool/Getty Images) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 16: King Charles III, Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales attend the funeral of The Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral on September 16, 2025 in London, England. Katharine, Duchess of Kent was married Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. She died on September 4 at the age of 92 at Kensington Palace surrounded by her family. Having converted to Catholicism in 1994, her funeral takes place at Westminster Cathedral and is the first Catholic funeral to be held for a member of the royal family in modern British history. Her Royal Highness will be laid to rest at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore, Windsor. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage) 
Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York and Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, attend the Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 21, 2019, in Ascot, England. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
Andrew’s ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, will no longer be invited to royal events, the Sunday Times reports.
An email from Ferguson to the disgraced financier was leaked in September, showing her support for Epstein following his conviction of soliciting a minor.
“I know you feel hellaciously let down by me,” Ferguson wrote to Epstein in 2011, according to the U.K.’s Mail on Sunday and the Sun. “You have always been a steadfast, generous and supreme friend to me and my family.”
Prince Andrew steps down from royal life
The former Duke of York was forced to step down by his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, in 2019 after a disastrous BBC interview with “Newsnight” to address his relationship with Epstein and quell public criticism.
During his interview with the BBC, Andrew was questioned as to why he maintained a relationship with the financier following Epstein’s 2009 release from prison after pleading guilty to charges of soliciting a prostitute and of solicitation of prostitution with a minor under the age of 18.
Andrew had reportedly ceased contact with Epstein in 2006 after news broke that Epstein was being investigated, but established contact with him in 2010, where he was reportedly seen at Epstein’s NYC mansion, to let him know that their relationship was over, according to The Guardian.
Andrew kept in touch with Epstein after 2010
In January, emails published in court documents from the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority showed that Prince Andrew was in contact with Epstein after claiming he ended their friendship in 2010, according to the BBC.
In a February 2011 email, Andrew reportedly wrote to Epstein, “Keep in close touch and we’ll play some more soon!!!!”
Epstein died by suicide in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial.