'Our street is named after Andrew - but we won't change it'

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has lost his titles, his status as prince and his mansion, Royal Lodge, over his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Across the country links to the former prince have been removed from institutions ranging from golf clubs to local authorities, keen to distance themselves from the scandal. However, there is one honour Mountabatten-Windsor has retained - the name of a street in Renfrewshire. Andrew Avenue is part of a cluster of streets in Renfrew named after the late Queen Elizabeth's children - with Charles Avenue, Anne Avenue and Edward Avenue all nearby. The local council last year launched a consultation on renaming the street - which has about 50 homes - but residents told BBC Scotland News any switch would be more hassle than it was worth. Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied any wrongdoing. In Renfrewshire, the consultation was first suggested last December, following what councillors said were concerns by local residents on the street - understood to have been named in the late 1960s or early 1970s - over being associated with the former Duke of York. On a quiet, pleasant Thursday morning though, locals in the area repeate
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