Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Loses Gun Licence After Police Visit

 

Good Morning Britain was abruptly interrupted on Monday morning for breaking news involving Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, after reports emerged that the Duke of York has had his gun licence revoked following a visit from specialist police.

 

Presenters Ed Balls and Charlotte Hawkins halted the programme to relay the update, telling ITV viewers that the 65-year-old royal had reportedly agreed to surrender his firearms certificate after officers attended his Royal Lodge residence in Windsor.

 

Charlotte Hawkins said Andrew gave up the licence after the police visit, with royal correspondent Richard Gaisford adding that the Duke is a keen huntsman who regularly attends shooting parties and owns several firearms and shotguns.

 

The move comes amid mounting scrutiny of Andrew following his long-running association with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Earlier this year, King Charles stripped his younger brother of his remaining royal patronages and military titles, further isolating the Duke from public life.

 

While no criminal charges have been brought against Andrew in the UK, his reputation has been severely damaged by Epstein-related revelations, including renewed attention on previously released files and photographs linked to the late sex offender.

 

The revocation of the firearms licence marks another symbolic blow for Andrew, whose privileges and status have steadily eroded since his disastrous 2019 BBC Newsnight interview and subsequent settlement with Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre.

 

Buckingham Palace has declined to comment on the matter.

 

Key Takeaways

• Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has reportedly surrendered his gun licence

• Police visited his Royal Lodge home before the decision was taken

• The move adds to growing fallout from his Epstein-linked controversies

 

Source: EXPRESS

The only person he's likely to shoot is himself. Thank goodness the foxes and hares are safe!

Nice free country ya got there LOL

So they took away his gun license but didn't take away any guns or ammo.  hmmm..

  

He should move to Los Angeles, open a sex toy shop in a fashionable area called Very English, and specializing in, well, English.  He'd be a tourist attraction, everyone will want to see the pervert prince.

 

 

His other weapon got him into enough trouble, better

take the one that can kill people away from him too

 

regards worgeordie 

28 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Nice free country ya got there LOL

Yeh ! Not free to shoot up schools ,or other mass shootings,

WE did something about it. 

 

regards worgeordie 

11 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

WE did something about it. 

So did we. WE passed laws designed to deprive black/brown/Italian/Jewish people of the right to possess arms. Unfortunately, those laws turned out to be unconstitutional, so now poor black americans have turned our country into a shooting gallery.

 

Freedom has a price.

38 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

So did we. WE passed laws designed to deprive black/brown/Italian/Jewish people of the right to possess arms. Unfortunately, those laws turned out to be unconstitutional, so now poor black americans have turned our country into a shooting gallery.

 

Freedom has a price.

"so now poor black americans have turned our country into a shooting gallery."

You must be colour blind ,racist ,and stupid , it's the white folks that are doing

the killing... 

 

regards worgeordie

7 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

"so now poor black americans have turned our country into a shooting gallery."

You must be colour blind ,racist ,and stupid , it's the white folks that are doing

the killing... 

 

regards worgeordie

Really? Better check the stats. And how is the truth racist? Black on black homicide drives our murder rates. 

On 12/26/2025 at 3:30 PM, Yagoda said:

Really? Better check the stats. And how is the truth racist? Black on black homicide drives our murder rates. 

We should perhaps have a thread on Americans unable to deal with gun crime.

 

But this isn’t it.

 

 

On 12/26/2025 at 2:09 PM, bendejo said:

So they took away his gun license but didn't take away any guns or ammo.  hmmm..

  

He should move to Los Angeles, open a sex toy shop in a fashionable area called Very English, and specializing in, well, English.  He'd be a tourist attraction, everyone will want to see the pervert prince.

 

 

From the linked article:

 

”In a statement released overnight, the Met Police said: "On Wednesday November 19, firearms licensing officers attended an address in Windsor to request that a man in his 60s voluntarily surrender his firearms and shotgun certificate. ”

 

There are four primary reasons why the police can cancel a gun license and remove the related guns:

 

1. Misuse of the guns, that includes not keeping the guns for the reasons under which the license was issued and may or may not be criminal.

 

2. Inappropriate storage/transportation of guns, ammunition and firing mechanisms.

 

3. Other behavior of the permit holder, typically concerns over mental health or any violence; domestic violence being the most common.

 

The police can make inspections at any time and are not required to obtain a warrant beforehand, which leads to the fourth reason:

 

4. Failure to comply with or obstruct a police inspection.