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King Charles Managed To Do One Thing His Mother Queen Elizabeth Never Did During Vatican Visit
Queen Elizabeth II reigned for seven decades, so she obviously did more than most monarchs. However, her son Charles surprised us with his own accomplishment.
On Thursday, October 30, Buckingham Palace announced that The King was formally removing Prince Andrew's "style, titles and honours," and he would now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. The statement continued that the ex-duke was given "formal notice" to leave Royal Lodge and that Andrew "will move to alternative private accommodation."
King Charles III and Queen Camilla met with Pope Leo XIV on Thursday. The trio met during an audience at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. They then went to the Sistine Chapel where, for the first time in 500 years, a King of England and a pope prayed together.
Royal brothers King Charles and Prince Andrew's strained relationship stems from childhood favoritism by Queen Elizabeth II, creating a rift that persists decades later.
Andrew was swiftly removed from the Official Roll of the Peerage following the King's decision to strip him of his "Prince" title.
Under the frescoed heavens of the Sistine Chapel, King Charles III – Supreme Governor of the Church of England – bowed his head in prayer Thursday next to newly-installed Pope Leo XIV.
King Charles has become the first British monarch to pray with a pope at the Vatican since the Catholic and Anglican churches split up five centuries ago.
Prince Andrew has been stripped of all his royal titles, including the title of prince and His Royal Highness. He also has to leave the Royal Lodge.
Buckingham Palace says that King Charles III is stripping his brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicting him from his royal residence.