Andrew Mountbatten–Windsor requested to relinquish his freedom of City of London

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is to be asked to relinquish his freedom of the City of London.

The former prince - who was stripped of his titles and royal privileges by King Charles last October over his links to late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein - received the honour in 2012 by "virtue of patrimony" because his late father, Prince Philip, had been a freeman but now the City of London Corporation are planning to write to him to ask him to voluntarily give it up.

Following a review in March, weeks after Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, the corporation concluded they couldn't take away the honour due to the way it was bestowed.

A spokesman for the City of London Corporation explained: “Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received the freedom of the City of London in 2012 by virtue of patrimony, which is inherited as the child of a freeman and constitutes a legal right.

“Applications via patrimony are not considered or endorsed by our elected members, and there is no effective legal mechanism to remove this type of freedom.

“Elected members have today agreed to write to Mr Mountbatten-Windsor, inviting him to formally relinquish the freedom. They will consider the response received, if any, at a future meeting, and determine what action may be taken.”