"The Metropolitan police confirmed they were looking into claims that Andrew asked his Met bodyguard to dig up information on Virginia Giuffre, who had accused him of sexual assault, hours before the bombshell picture of them was published in 2011. Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, said leaked emails suggesting Andrew passed his close protection officer Giuffre's date of birth and confidential US social security number were deeply concerning."
"The developing scandal forced Andrew to relinquish some of his royal titles on Friday, including Duke of York, having already lost the use of his HRH title after ceasing to be a working royal. He retains the dukedom, which would take an act of parliament to remove, while his status as a prince could only be removed if a letters patent were issued by the king."
Parliament faces pressure to examine what the royal family knew about Prince Andrew's links to Jeffrey Epstein and to create a mechanism to remove his royal titles. Reports allege Andrew asked his Metropolitan police bodyguard to obtain information on Virginia Giuffre hours before a published 2011 photograph, and leaked emails suggest he passed Giuffre's date of birth and a US social security number to his protection officer. The Metropolitan police are actively looking into the claims. Andrew relinquished some titles but retains the dukedom, removable only by an act of parliament; princely status requires letters patent from the king. MPs and campaigners seek a police probe and legislation to enable title removal.
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