Prince Andrew latest: Buckingham Palace ‘has grave concern’ over latest Giuffre allegations

Prince Andrew is mentioned 88 times in Virginia Giuffre’s shocking new book:

The Scottish National Party said legislation to abolish Prince Andrew’s dukedom should be brought forward “without further excuses and without further delay”.

The SNP is introducing a motion to pressure Sir Keir Starmer’s government to strip Andrew of his title; this would require an Act of Parliament.

Stephen Flynn, the SNP’s Westminster leader, said “power and privilege” had protected those involved in the Epstein scandal for too long and legislation to remove the title should be brought forward.

Mr. Flynn introduced an early day motion (EDM), which allows MPs to express an opinion, announce a case or support a position. It is rare that these are discussed.

Andrew gave up his title as Duke of York last week but continues to officially hold the title.

Last month the SNP made a similar motion to pressure the government to abolish Lord Peter Mandelson’s reign. Britain’s former ambassador to the US has been sacked over his ties to pedophilia financier Epstein.

The SNP’s proposed bill would abolish both Prince Andrew’s dukedom and Lord Mandelson’s peerage.

Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir ““Nobody’s Daughter” She accuses Prince Andrew’s team of trying to recruit internet trolls to harass her and hiding out at Balmoral Castle to avoid being served with court papers before the 2022 settlement.

She said the settlement, said to be worth $12 million, brought her not only money but also an acknowledgment of her pain and a commitment that Andrew would never slander her again.

“After casting doubt on my credibility for so long – Prince Andrew’s team went so far as to recruit internet trolls to harass me – the Duke of York also owes me a meaningful apology,” he wrote in his memoirs.

“Of course we would never get a confession. The agreements were designed to avoid that. But we were working towards the next best thing: general acknowledgment of what I experienced.”

Prince Andrew has vehemently denied any wrongdoing.

The legislation has previously been used to remove titles, including those of descendants of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, who supported the German side in the First World War.

The Deprivation of Titles Act 1917 was used two years later to strip the titles of Leopold Charles, Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence and Baron Arklow; Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, Earl of Armagh; Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland; and Henry, Viscount Taaffe of Corren and Baron of Ballymote.

The law remains in force, but as it specifically references the First World War, its provisions are unlikely to be valid today.

The government has stated that it will not introduce any legislation to strip Andrew of his titles unless the King wishes to do so.

Virginia Giuffre’s brother and sister-in-law have called on the police watchdog to review the Metropolitan Police’s decision to halt investigations into allegations against Prince Andrew.

Sky and Amanda Roberts told Channel 4 News It was stated that Ms Giuffre was “gaslit” by the police and authorities, which for her amounted to a “kick in the stomach”.

They called on the Met to reopen an investigation into Ms Giuffre’s claim that she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew when she was 17, a claim Giuffre vehemently denies.

And they said if London police did not act the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) should review the decision.

Mr Roberts told The Fourcast podcast that his sister constantly asks: “What will it take for people to finally believe me?”

Mr Roberts’ wife, Amanda, said that in the US the issue had been moved from the Department of Justice to the House of Representatives, adding: “So every branch of government needs to take this seriously.”

The IOPC did not comment on the case.

The Metropolitan Police said it was clear following legal advice that any investigation into people smuggling would focus largely on activities and relationships outside the UK.

“Officers therefore concluded that the Met was not the appropriate authority to conduct an investigation in the circumstances and in November 2016 it was decided that this matter would not proceed to a full criminal investigation.

“This decision was reviewed in August 2019.

“In November 2019, the Met confirmed it would not change.”