Prince Andrew is facing fresh embarrassment as a school named in his honour has decided to pick a new moniker following the news that he will face a civil trial over sexual assault allegations.

Prince of Andrew School in Nova Scotia will be changing its name after a decision made by headteacher Craig Campbell, who emailed students' parents to share the news.

“The name of a school should be reflective of our school community and uphold our values as a safe and inclusive learning space for all,” the email read.

“Our hope is to continue to build our identity as a positive, supportive and respectful community, with a name to match.”

The school was given the Queen’s son's name after he was born in 1960.

The New York Post reports that meetings over a name change at the school began in 2019, when the allegations against Prince Andrew — which he has strongly denied — emerged.

"As mother-of-three daughters, I find it very difficult to have that name on a building with the allegations and the associations now with the Prince Andrew name,” student mother and school advisory council chair Belinda Oxner said at the time.

The Headteacher's email added that a new title will be chosen in time for the start of the next school in year in September. He added: "We’re ready and excited to take this next step."

This decision comes after news broke this week that the Duke of York Stakes event held at York Racecourse, will also be going under a rebrand.

“It was named in honour of Prince George who went on to become King George V. It has never been directly about Prince Andrew,” James Brennan, head of marketing at York Racecourse, told the Daily Express.

“We are going to explore how we can make the name a lot clearer about its history – and that the name refers to an entirely different Duke of York.”

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