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Britain’s Prince Andrew has been forced to give up the use of his remaining royal titles following the latest revelations about his links with a convicted pedophile. Jeffrey Epstein One scandal proved too much for her brother, King. Charles III,
Andrew’s antics have tested the royal family’s patience for more than 40 years, leading to embarrassing headlines, lawsuits and suspicions that the prince, now 65, was using his position for personal gain.
Here are some of the incidents that tarnished the reputation of the second son of the late Queen Elizabeth II and ultimately forced his elder brother to oust him from public life.
1984 – Andrew splashes paint on reporters and photographers while visiting a construction project in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. “I enjoyed it,” Andrew said, wiping his hands on a piece of newspaper.
2007 – The prince sold his home in Sunninghill Park, near Windsor Castle, with news reports revealing that the buyer paid 20% more than the asking price of £15 million. The buyer was reported to be Timur Kulibayev, son-in-law of Kazakhstan’s then-President Nursultan Nazarbayev, raising concerns that the deal was an attempt to buy influence. Britain,
2010 – An undercover reporter posing as Sarah Ferguson, a wealthy Arab film star Andrew’s ex-wife, was apparently offering to sell the prince for 500,000 pounds ($670,000 at the current exchange rate).
2011 – Andrew is forced to resign as Britain’s special trade envoy after the first reports of his ties to Epstein. The prince was also facing questions about his friendship with Saeed Gaddafi, the son of late Libyan strongman Moammar Gaddafi, as well as his ties to a convicted Libyan gun smuggler.
July 2019 – Epstein is arrested for the second time on sex trafficking charges and later commits suicide in a New York jail cell. The news focused public attention on allegations that Andrew had sexual relations with at least one underage teen trafficked by Epstein. Andrew has denied the allegations.
November 16, 2019 – Andrew attempts to stem the flood of criticism by agreeing to be interrogated on-camera by BBC reporter Emily Maitlis. The interview backfires when Andrew defends his relationship with Epstein, fails to show empathy for his victims and offers explanations of his behavior that many find difficult to believe. Andrew says he broke off contact with Epstein in December 2010, a date that would come back to haunt him.
November 20, 2020 – Buckingham Palace announced that Andrew would be suspending all royal duties “for the foreseeable future”. Four days later, the prince was stripped of his role as patron of 230 charities.
2022 – Andrew agreed to settle a civil lawsuit filed by New York virginia giuffreWho alleged that she was forced to have sex with Andrew when she was 17 years old. Although Andrew did not admit to any of Giuffre’s allegations, she acknowledged that she was the victim of sexual abuse. Legal experts estimate the undisclosed settlement was worth Andrew $10 million.
2024 – Court documents reveal Andrew’s ties to a suspected Chinese spy. The businessman and suspected spy was banned from Britain over concerns he was a national security threat. Security officials were concerned that the man might abuse his influence over Andrew.
April 25, 2025 – Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in Australia, where she had lived since about 2002.
October 12, 2025 – British newspapers reveal that Andrew sent an email to Epstein on February 28, 2011, more than two months after the prince told Maitlis he had broken all contact with his one-time friend. Following continued media reporting about the Epstein scandal, Andrew emailed her and told her that they were “in this together” and that they had to “get over it.”