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Northern Ireland Town Strips Prince Andrew\u2019s Name from Street Over Epstein Scandal<\/strong><\/p>\n Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland \u2013 27 November 2025 (BNN Web Staff) \u2013<\/strong> In a landmark decision, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has become the first local authority in the United Kingdom to erase the Duke of York\u2019s name from a public street, voting unanimously to rename Prince Andrew Way in the historic coastal town of Carrickfergus.<\/p>\n The move follows King Charles III\u2019s formal decision earlier this month to permanently strip his younger brother \u2013 now styled simply as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor \u2013 of all remaining royal titles and public roles over his documented ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the settled civil sexual-assault lawsuit brought by Virginia Giuffre.<\/p>\n \u201cAndrew Mountbatten no longer represents the values of Carrickfergus,\u201d said local councillor Aaron Skinner, who proposed the change. \u201cIf it\u2019s good enough for the King to remove his titles, then it\u2019s good enough for us.\u201d<\/p>\n The busy thoroughfare, located just 10 miles northeast of Belfast, will lose its royal association after Monday night\u2019s vote. Residents largely welcomed the decision, with many questioning why it had taken so long.<\/p>\n One of the existing \u201cPrince Andrew Way\u201d signs was vandalised with black paint several months ago, underscoring growing public discomfort.<\/p>\n What Happens Next?<\/strong><\/p>\n The council will now launch a public consultation on a new name. Suggestions already on the table include:<\/p>\n A final decision is expected after a fresh council vote in the coming months.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Several councils in England have indicated they are reviewing streets and buildings named after the disgraced royal, but Mid and East Antrim is the first to act.<\/p>\n For the people of Carrickfergus \u2013 a proud town with a 12th-century Norman castle and deep royal history \u2013 the unanimous vote marks a symbolic break with a figure whose reputation has become irreparably tarnished.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Northern Ireland Town Strips Prince Andrew\u2019s Name from Street Over Epstein Scandal Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland \u2013 27 November 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2839,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1557],"tags":[2541,2542,2543,2544,2545,2546,2547,2548,2549,2550,2551,2552,2553,2554,2555,2556,2557,2558],"class_list":["post-33624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-others","tag-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-scandal","tag-carrickfergus-council-decision","tag-epstein-linked-royal-backlash","tag-jeffrey-epstein-fallout-uk","tag-king-charles-strips-titles","tag-mid-and-east-antrim-borough-council","tag-northern-ireland-local-news","tag-prince-andrew-street-renaming","tag-prince-andrew-way-renamed","tag-princess-catherine-way-proposal","tag-public-reaction-carrickfergus","tag-queen-elizabeth-ii-way-proposal","tag-royal-reputation-crisis","tag-street-name-change-consultation","tag-uk-councils-review-royal-names","tag-uk-royal-controversy","tag-vandalised-street-signs-uk","tag-virginia-giuffre-case-impact"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-1-150x150.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-1-175x300.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-1.jpg","large":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-1.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-1.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-1.jpg","colormag-highlighted-post":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-1-392x272.jpg","colormag-featured-post-medium":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-1-390x205.jpg","colormag-featured-post-small":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-1-130x90.jpg","colormag-featured-image":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-1-544x445.jpg","colormag-default-news":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-1-150x150.jpg","colormag-featured-image-large":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-1-544x600.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/18e12f979c7dbcc2096868fc531de295a11443c392b4bb6e60ce343131707eaa?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":false,"magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":" Northern Ireland Town Strips Prince Andrew\u2019s Name from Street Over Epstein Scandal Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland \u2013 27 November 2025","magazineBlocksPostCategories":["Others"],"magazineBlocksPostViewCount":1,"magazineBlocksPostReadTime":2,"magazine_blocks_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-1.jpg",544,930,false],"medium":["https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-1-175x300.jpg",175,300,true],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true]},"magazine_blocks_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/?author=3"},"magazine_blocks_comment":0,"magazine_blocks_author_image":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/18e12f979c7dbcc2096868fc531de295a11443c392b4bb6e60ce343131707eaa?s=96&d=mm&r=g","magazine_blocks_category":"Others<\/a>","videoUrl":"","yoast_head":"\n\n
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