Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has severed the last connection he had to life as a working member of the Royal Family.
The former prince is closing Pitch@Palace Global, the commercial arm of his Dragon’s Den-style business, accounts reveal.
Andrew remained at the threshold of the initiative, despite its gradual demise as a result of his downfall.
The former duke is listed on Companies House as the sole “person with significant control”.
Andrew has cut his last connection to life as a working royal
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GETTYA fortnight ago, the listing was updated to change his name from the Duke of York to Prince Andrew, although it has not yet been corrected to reflect his demotion announced last week by the King.
The move was formalised this week as Charles stripped his younger brother of both his prince title and his HRH style.
The changes were made in a Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm which was published in The Gazette, the UK’s official public record, by the Crown Office.
The entry read: “THE KING has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated November 3, 2025, to declare that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor shall no longer be entitled to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of ‘Royal Highness’ and the titular dignity of ‘Prince’.”
The former prince is closing Pitch@Palace Global
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PAAnother entry confirmed the removal of Andrew from the Roll of Peerage as the Duke of York.
Pitch@Palace became Andrew’s professional focus after he stepped down as the UK’s trade envoy in 2011.
The company was launched in 2014 on a not-for-profit basis, aiming to pair investors with start-up businesses at events staged at royal venues.
Pitch@Palace Global was incorporated in February 2017 as the commercial arm of the business, with its contracts containing a clause allowing Andrew to take a percentage cut of any investment deal for three years.
The former Duke of York pictured when he previously hosted a Pitch@Palace event at Buckingham Palace in London
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PAIn 2019, after being ordered by Queen Elizabeth II to step back from public duties, he was forced to sever ties with the charitable arm of the project.
After Andrew tried to cling on, key sponsors warned that his association with the project could not continue, with several directors resigning.
An online statement suggested in 2022 that the project would relaunch with a “brand update”.
Andrew then sought to make a deal with a Dutch company called StartUpBootCamp, but it eventually fell through.
It was announced Andrew would lose his prince title on October 30
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GETTYPitch@Palace Global’s latest accounts revealed that in the year ending March 2025, the company had assets worth £12,247, down from £257,286 the previous year.
Documents stated: “The director has adopted the break-up basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements, on the understanding that the company will be wound up within the next 12 months.”
On October 30, Buckingham Palace released a statement confirming that Andrew would lose all his titles and honours.
The statement said: “His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew. Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence.
“Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease, and he will move to alternative private accommodation. These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him.
“”Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.”