Andrew is the first person to be stripped of status, a purely ceremonial honor dating back to medieval times when “free men” enjoyed special privileges. Honorees include actress Judi Dench and Princess Anne, Andrew’s sister.

Andrew was stripped of his military honors in January amid fury over a lawsuit alleging he had sex with a 17-year-old girl and feared the scandal would affect the House of Windsor. The Queen also removed his honorary leadership from various charities known as royal patronages and forbade him to use the title “his royal highnesses” in official institutions.

Andrew later settled the lawsuit, agreeing to pay his accuser an undisclosed amount that the British media had suggested could be as much as £12 million ($15 million). He denies the allegations.

York City Councilor Darryl Smalley said the city followed the Queen’s lead by removing Andrew’s titles.

“She saw that it was causing serious reputational damage to those military institutions and charities and so intervened to remove him from those positions,” Smalley told ITV News. “We are convinced, and many residents agree with us, that we must remove all ties between our city and Prince Andrew.”

Smalley and other local leaders have argued that Andrew should also lose the title of Duke of York.

“York has a fantastic relationship with the monarchy going back hundreds of years. It’s something we cherish,” he said. “We cannot cherish it when we have Prince Andrew as our most senior royal.”