Overview

• Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir alleges three sexual encounters with Prince Andrew, including when she was 17, and describes group sex within Jeffrey Epstein’s circle.
• Separate reports say Andrew asked a Scotland Yard protection officer to gather compromising information on Giuffre and shared her private details, which the Metropolitan Police says it is examining.
• Andrew has renounced the use of his royal titles following renewed scrutiny, having already stepped back from public duties after his 2019 BBC interview and a 2022 settlement.
• According to the Sunday Times, Prince William does not want Andrew at his future coronation and is pursuing a zero‑tolerance approach to scandal‑hit relatives.
• MPs are urging the formal revocation of Andrew’s remaining honors, media have raised fresh questions about the origin of the £12 million settlement, and Buckingham Palace has warned there may be “more painful days ahead.”