Prince Andrew royal titles stripped after alleged Jeffrey Epstein link Anthony Robledo, USA TODAYOctober 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM 0 Prince Andrew will no longer use his royal titles, Buckingham Palace confirmed Friday, three years after he was ousted as a senior royal following allegations over his conne...
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAYOctober 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Prince Andrew will no longer use his royal titles, Buckingham Palace confirmed Friday, three years after he was ousted as a senior royal following allegations over his connections to convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Though the former Duke of York continues to deny collaborating with the disgraced sex offender, he said agrees the controversy surrounding him has posed a distraction for the royal family.
"In discussion with The King, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family. I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first. I stand by my decision five years ago to stand back from public life," Andrew said in an Oct. 17 statement shared by Buckingham Palace.
Britain's Prince Andrew and his former wife Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, leave Westminster Cathedral at the end of the Requiem Mass, on the day of the funeral of Britain's Katharine, Duchess of Kent, in London on Sept.16, 2025.
He added that with King Charles III's "agreement, we feel I must now go a step further. I will therefore no longer use my title or the honours which have been conferred upon me. As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me."
Andrew's late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, stripped him of his patronages and military associations in 2019, making him a royal persona non grata. The decision occurred after a sex abuse lawsuit against him filed by Virginia Roberts Giuffre was settled.
Since then, he has only made public appearances at family events, including his parents' funerals and, most recently, the funeral of Britain's Duchess of Kent, Katharine, last month.
This story is developing.
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