POLL: Should Prince Andrew be stopped from being a prince? | Royal | News
Prince Andrew has announced that he is giving up his royal titles, including Duke of York. It is understood the decision was taken in close consultation with other members of the Royal Family, including King Charles and Prince William.
He will also relinquish his knighthood as a Grand Knight’s Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) and his role as Garter as a Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. He will retain, but not use, the duchy, which can only be abolished by Act of Parliament.
Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth II As Elizabeth’s son, he will remain a prince. But there are calls for Andrew to stop using the title Prince.
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Prince Andrew has been under increasing pressure and faced a series of scandals over his links to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein; He reiterated in his statement: “I strongly deny the accusations against me.”
Andrew has been under intense scrutiny for his relationship with Epstein, the American financier and convicted sex offender who ran a network that exploited and trafficked underage girls. He faced backlash due to the civil sexual assault lawsuit filed by Virginia Giuffre in the United States, which was eventually settled.
The brother of the late Virginia Giuffre, who claimed Prince Andrew had sex with her at Ghislaine Maxwell’s home when she was 17, told BBC Newsnight that the decision to give up her titles was a “joyful moment” for Epstein’s survivors.
His children Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie will retain their titles, but his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson will no longer be known as the Duchess of York.
