London, Oct. 23 -- A British Indian landlord based in London has been stripped of his royal honour by King Charles III after being fined for renting out damp and squalid rooms.

Nirpal Singh Riat's name was on an updated UK cabinet office list issued this month among those whose Order of the British Empire (OBE) has been annulled.

Riat, who was conferred the royal honour by the late Queen Elizabeth II in 2010 for "services to charity and to the Punjabi people", was found to have brought the "honours system into disrepute".

"The King has directed that the appointment of Nirpal Singh Riat to be an officer of the civil division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, dated 31 December 2010, shall be cancelled and annulled and th...