Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, pictured here in 2020 before he was stripped of his Royal titles.Getty Images
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is set to begin the process of renaming Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus.
A motion introduced by Alliance Councillor Lauren Gray during Monday evening's meeting was backed by all the parties represented on the Council, including the DUP, UUP, TUV, and Sinn Féin.
"The Council will work to rename Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus while seeking ways to ensure the important link to the Royal Family is maintained," Gray told the meeting.
"While Queen Elizabeth II would be a fitting tribute to the late monarch, we would ask officers to bring back a report on the process to rename Prince Andrew Way that includes a mechanism for a public consultation to ensure the people of Carrickfergus have their say."
Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus was named in 1986 to mark Andrew's wedding to Sarah Ferguson.
Gray told the meeting on Monday that there are about ten addresses on the current Prince Andrew Way.
Gray said that the issue of renaming Prince Andrew Way has been raised with her "on and off" since she was elected in 2019, but that it has "grown substantially" over the past year.
"In recent weeks, as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor stepped away from some of the titles conferred on him, and now with the Royal Family removing his style, title, and honors, we're now in the space to have this conversation," she said.
"Certainly, with the level of public comment locally, it would seem we are long overdue in looking at what it would take to make this change.
"Carrickfergus has a long connection with the royal family, and when I tabled this motion, it was with the idea of honoring a long-serving monarch, a strong female in a male-dominated world."
Gray said the people of Carrickfergus "deserve to have a say in how we progress this going forward."
Council officers will now begin a process to assess how best to secure the name change.
On social media after Monday's meeting, Gray wrote: "Glad to receive cross party support for this name change. Carrick is proud of its royal connections. We want to see these protected in a way that best showcases our community and values, which is why it's essential the voices of Carrickfergus residents are heard."
The successful motion in Mid and East Antrim Borough Council comes as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the son of the late Queen Elizabeth II and brother to King Charles, faces continued fallout for his connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew, who stepped back from public duties in 2020 due to his associations with Epstein, was accused of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit launched by American woman Virginia Giuffre, who was trafficked as a teenager by Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell in the early 2000s.
Andrew and Giuffre settled out of court in 2022; the settlement did not include Andrew admitting to guilt, and he continues to deny the accusations.
Giuffre died by suicide in April of this year. Her memoir "Nobody's Girl," in which she tells of being trafficked to Andrew by Epstein, was posthumously released in October.
The same week Giuffre's memoir was released, Andrew announced that, with King Charles' agreement, he would no longer use his title or the honors which had been conferred upon him.
He added in the October 17 announcement: "As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me."
On October 30, Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles had initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles, and Honours of Prince Andrew.
"Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor," the statement said.
"His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence. Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative private accommodation.
"These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him."
It added: "Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse."
An announcement published on November 5 in The Gazette, the UK’s official public record, said: "THE KING has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 3 November 2025 to declare that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor shall no longer be entitled to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of 'Royal Highness' and the titular dignity of 'Prince.'"