Summary
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will keep the Freedom of the City of London, an honor he received in 2012 through patrimony, due to his father being a Freeman. The City of London Corporation reviewed the rules and concluded that this honor cannot be revoked, even after recent controversies involving Mountbatten-Windsor.
Key Facts
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor keeps the Freedom of the City of London honor.
- He received this honor in 2012 because of his father, Prince Philip.
- The City of London Corporation reviewed its rules and found it could not remove the honor.
- The honor is mostly ceremonial and lets recipients, in theory, walk sheep over London Bridge.
- Mountbatten-Windsor is no longer a royal due to past controversies.
- He was arrested earlier this year in relation to the Epstein Files but has denied any wrongdoing.
