Overview
- Andrew said he will no longer use his titles and honors, including Duke of York, a symbolic step that does not legally remove them without action by the monarch or Parliament.
- The Metropolitan Police confirmed they are actively investigating reports that in 2011 Andrew asked a protection officer to obtain personal data on Virginia Giuffre to find compromising information.
- Extracts from Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, due for release on Tuesday, recount alleged sexual encounters when she was 17 and have renewed scrutiny of Andrew’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Giuffre’s brother urged King Charles III to remove Andrew’s princely status, and UK media report Prince William favors tougher measures, including excluding his uncle from royal events.
- Newly reported emails suggest Epstein covertly financed Sarah Ferguson for years and that Andrew was aware of payments, adding to political pressure and parliamentary calls to consider formally revoking titles.