Overview
- Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous book, published Tuesday, reiterates claims she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and forced to have sex with Prince Andrew, allegations he denies after settling her civil case in 2022 without admitting liability.
- London’s Metropolitan Police says it is actively looking into reports that in 2011 Andrew asked a serving officer to seek damaging information about Giuffre, while her family urges a watchdog review and a reopened probe.
- A palace source says the latest claims are of very serious and grave concern and should be examined in the proper and fullest ways.
- Lawmakers escalate efforts to remove Andrew’s titles through Parliament, with motions and draft legislation proposed, as the government signals it will be guided by the royal family.
- Disclosures about Andrew’s long‑term Royal Lodge lease at a peppercorn rent fuel public and parliamentary scrutiny, and a new poll finds 80% support formal removal of his dukedom.