"In a statement on Friday, Andrew said the continued accusations about me distracted from the work of his elder brother King Charles and the wider work of the British royal family. I will therefore no longer use the title or the honours which have been conferred upon me. As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me, Andrew added in his statement."
"The announcement comes as excerpts have been published of an upcoming posthumous memoir from Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who alleged she was trafficked by Epstein and had sex with Andrew when she was underage. 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 that they had sex when she was 17."
"Andrew, the eighth-in-line to the throne, was once regarded as a dashing naval officer and served in the military during the Falklands War with Argentina in the early 1980s. But he gained a reputation as a playboy prince, and in 2022, was stripped of most of his titles and removed from royal duties due to his connections to Epstein. His attempt to refute Giuffre's allegations backfired during a November 2019 BBC interview."
Prince Andrew will no longer use the Duke of York title or associated honours, saying continued accusations distracted from King Charles's work and the wider royal family. Andrew denies the accusations against him. He served as a naval officer in the Falklands War and later developed a reputation as a playboy, but was stripped of most titles and removed from royal duties in 2022 because of connections to Jeffrey Epstein. Excerpts from a posthumous memoir by Virginia Roberts Giuffre allege she was trafficked by Epstein and had sexual encounters with Andrew when she was underage; Giuffre died by suicide in April.
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