Prince Andrew has surrendered his titles, together with the Duke of York, amid rising strain over a collection of scandals, together with his alleged ties with late intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“In dialogue with The King, and my speedy and wider household, we’ve concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Household,” Andrew mentioned in a press release Friday night.
Andrew has been underneath intense scrutiny over his relationship with Epstein — the American financier and convicted intercourse offender who ran a community that exploited and trafficked underage ladies. He confronted backlash over a civil sexual-assault court docket case introduced within the U.S. by Virginia Giuffre, which was finally settled, and over his involvement with an alleged Chinese language spy.
