Prince Andrew has suffered a fresh blow as a school named after the royal plans to change its name. The only secondary school on the remote British territory of St Helena is set to be renamed, moving away from its connection to the Duke of York due to "recent public controversy" and "negative media coverage.

Prince Andrew School, the only secondary school on St Helena, a British Overseas Territory in the south Atlantic Ocean, says it is dropping its title to be free from ‘contentious associations’

Secondary school in St Helena has asked students for more ‘neutral’ name suggestions in move reportedly approved by Buckingham Palace

Students at Prince Andrew School – the only secondary school on the remote British overseas territory of St Helena – have been asked to come up with something more ‘neutral’. The government of St Helena said the name change has even got the backing of Buckingham Palace.

Prince Andrew has been dealt a fresh blow as a high school named after him has announced that it will be changing its name to distance itself from the disgraced duke’s controversies. The Duke of York,

The only secondary school on St Helena is to be renamed after the headteacher of the Prince Andrew School said its link to the Duke was a 'controversial tie'