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The new moniker combines the royal family's name, Windsor, chosen by King George V in 1917, with Mountbatten, the surname of Andrew's late father, Prince Philip. The UK's former Prince Andrew may have lost his title, his house and assets granted by the Crown along with his reputation after his connection with disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein came to light, but on Wednesday he gained something. And that something was a hyphen to his new name. The disgraced royal will from now be known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and not, as was previously announced, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. The...

Even as the Epstein scandal engulfed the royals, the Queen “never changed her stance on Andrew.” “The late Queen, of course, adored her second son and continued to support him after his disgrace,” Jobson wrote, adding, “In her final days she kept him close, shielding him as Palace insiders continued to push for his total exile.” “She confided her support to a trusted confidant,” Jobson wrote. “‘You have to remember, he is my son.’” But while the Queen’s loyalty was unwavering, her eldest son had to take the difficult route. Following Mountbatten Windsor’s disastrous 2019 Newsnight interview, it was Charles,...

Prince Harry on Thursday said social media was stoking a 'crisis of hate,' and urged companies to rethink their roles in advertising on digital platforms. In an opinion piece for U.S. business magazine Fast Company headlined 'Social media is dividing us. Together, we can redesign it,' Harry said that social media, as it currently stands, is 'unwell'. The former senior royal said he and his wife, Meghan, have spent the past few weeks working with business leaders and marketing executives on the issue to try and enact positive change.