Overview
- Prince Andrew said Friday he will stop using the Duke of York title and certain honours after fresh disclosures, while remaining a prince and denying wrongdoing.
- London’s Metropolitan Police say they are actively looking into media reports that he asked a protection officer in 2011 to investigate Virginia Giuffre.
- A Buckingham Palace source described the new allegations in Giuffre’s memoir as “very serious and grave” and said they should be examined in full.
- Lawmakers stepped up efforts to pursue legislation that could strip Andrew of his dukedom and grant broader powers to remove royal titles, with new motions tabled.
- Leaked 2011 emails reported by UK media suggest Andrew stayed in contact with Jeffrey Epstein after claiming to have cut ties, as scrutiny also focuses on his nominal-rent Royal Lodge lease.