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Prince Andrew said on Friday he is giving up his royal title Duke of York And other honors after befriending a sex offender Jeffrey Epstein Returned to the headlines.
king’s younger brother Charles III Prince Andrew said in a statement that he and the royal family have decided that “the continued allegations made about me are a distraction from the work of Her Majesty and the royal family.” buckingham palace,
It comes as excerpts from a forthcoming posthumous memoir have been published Virginia Roberts GiuffreWho has alleged that Epstein trafficked her and had sex with Andrew when she was 17 years old.
Andrew, 65, resigned from public life in 2019, but denies wrongdoing.
In a statement on Friday he said: “With Her Majesty’s consent, we feel I must now take a step forward. I will therefore no longer use my title or the honor bestowed upon me. As I have stated previously, I vehemently deny the allegations made against me.”
Giuffre died by suicide in April at the age of 41. In the memoir she details alleged encounters with Prince Andrew, whom she sued in 2021, claiming they had sex when she was 17. Andrew denied her claims and said he did not remember meeting her.
Andrew, once ranked second among contenders to the British throne, has long been a source of tabloid fodder because of his ties to Epstein, other shady characters and the money crisis.
His attempt to refute Giuffre’s allegations during a November 2019 BBC interview backfired. Audiences saw a Prince who offered curious denials — such as disputing Giuffre’s memories of sweaty dancing by saying he was medically unable to sweat — and showed no sympathy for the women who said Epstein abused them.
Within days of the interview, Andrew resigned from his royal duties. Giuffre sued them and the case was settled in 2022 for an undisclosed amount. A statement filed with the court said the prince acknowledged that Epstein was a sex trafficker and that Giuffre was “an established victim of abuse.”
As well as no longer being known as the Duke of York, Andrew will also give up other titles: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order and Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
He will remain the prince he deserves since birth.