Overview

• London’s Metropolitan Police said they are actively assessing reports that in 2011 Andrew asked a protection officer to seek personal data on Virginia Giuffre, based on emails cited by the Mail on Sunday and held in US congressional records.
• Andrew announced Friday he would no longer use his titles and honors after discussions with King Charles III, asserting the accusations were damaging to the monarchy while continuing to deny wrongdoing.
• He remains a prince by birth under UK law, though he has ceased using styles such as Duke of York and other honors.
• Excerpts from Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, due Tuesday, allege sexual contact in 2001 when she was 17 and say he viewed sex as his “birthright,” while the BBC reports she claims he sought a nondisclosure clause to delay disclosures during the Queen’s 2022 Jubilee.
• Royal repercussions are widening, with reports that Prince William intends to exclude Andrew from royal life and cancellations including Sarah Ferguson’s birthday event, while no criminal charges have been filed.