Just days before being stripped of his royal titles, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor allegedly made a heartfelt appeal to his nephew, Prince William, according to a lip reader.

The moment is said to have taken place in September, when senior members of the Royal Family gathered for the funeral of the Duchess of Kent. William and Andrew were reportedly seen speaking while waiting to enter Westminster Cathedral for the service on 16 September.

The claim will feature in an upcoming episode of Lip-Reading the Royals, a Channel 5 documentary series in which experts analyze and interpret subtle exchanges between members of the monarchy. So far, only a preview clip has been released.

At the time of the funeral, Andrew — a father of two — was still officially known as both “Prince” and “Duke of York.”

According to the lip reader, cited by Metro, Andrew quietly told the Prince of Wales, “I’ve learned from what I’ve done.”

He is also said to have asked, “But before I forget, I’d like to ask you if you can forgive?”

It has not been verified that these were his exact words.

William, 43, reportedly listened but did not visibly respond to his uncle’s remarks.

Titles removed after new revelations

By the end of November, Andrew’s titles had been fully withdrawn. Since then, he has been referred to simply as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

King Charles III made the decision following renewed scrutiny over Andrew’s association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, particularly after the release of Virginia Giuffre’s memoir.

Giuffre, who died in April, had previously accused Andrew of sexually abusing her when she was a minor after she was trafficked by Epstein. She filed a civil lawsuit against him in 2021. Although Andrew denied the allegations, he reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre the following year, paying an undisclosed sum.

In her memoir, Giuffre described alleged intimate encounters with Andrew in detail, prompting King Charles to remove his dukedom on 30 October. The King also ordered him to vacate Royal Lodge, the Windsor residence he had shared with his former wife, Sarah Ferguson, since 2003.

In early November, Charles went further by stripping Andrew of his princely title and removing his coat of arms from Windsor Castle.

Arrest and ongoing investigation

Last month, on 19 February, Andrew was arrested by plain-clothed Thames Valley Police officers at his new home, Wood Farm in Norfolk, on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

The arrest followed allegations that he had shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein between 2001 and 2011 while serving as the UK’s trade envoy.

Police have since completed searches at both Wood Farm and Royal Lodge, though the investigation remains ongoing.

Andrew has firmly denied any wrongdoing connected to Epstein’s crimes.