The Defense Secretary has stated the Ministry of Defense is working underneath the steering of the King to take away Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's final honorary navy rank.
John Healy stated that King Charles had “indicated that this is what he wants”.
Andrew, who was stripped of his title as a prince on Thursday, will retain his rank as a vice admiral within the Royal Navy after leaving his different navy posts in 2022.
Healy instructed BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: “It is a step that is right, it is a step that the King has indicated we should take and we are working on it at the moment.”
Andrew spent a long time in public life as a battle hero and prince, however has since suffered a significant fall from grace.
King's youthful brother had a 22-year profession within the Royal Navy and served as a helicopter pilot through the Falklands War.
He additionally commanded the mine clearance ship HMS Cottesmore.
This week, she misplaced her final remaining royal titles and privileges after months of stress over her relationship with convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew has all the time denied wrongdoing.
Speaking with Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday, royal creator and journalist Valentine Low stated this newest transfer to lose his remaining navy title could be a “blow” for Andrew.
“The royals, and Andrew in particular, are very proud and determined to retain military titles,” he stated.
“The king seems intent on taking everything away from his brother. Such is the bleary-eyed ruthlessness he is displaying.”
The prince had already returned his different navy titles and royal patronages in 2022, after being accused of sexual abuse in a civil case within the US, and stopped utilizing the title His Royal Highness in an official capability.
He later settled a case introduced towards him by Virginia Giuffre, a sufferer of intercourse trafficking and abuse by Jeffrey Epstein, who alleged that Prince had sexually abused her when she was an adolescent – which Prince has persistently denied.
Among the navy titles Andrew misplaced at the moment was Colonel of the Grenadier Guards – one of the vital senior infantry regiments within the British Army.
He additionally misplaced a number of abroad honorary roles, together with Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada and Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment.
With inputs from BBC