Britain’s Prince Andrew has had his military and charitable titles stripped, according to a Buckingham Palace announcement issued on Thursday, a day after a judge filed a civil case for sexual abuse against the Queen’s son, who could keep going.
Andrew will also not use the title bestowed on some family members of “His Royal Highness” in any official capacity, a royal source told the BBC. CNN.
“With the Queen’s approval and consent, the Duke of York’s military affiliations and royal patrons were returned to the monarch. The Duke of York will continue to perform no public duty and is defending this case as a private citizen,” the palace said in a statement.
The source also told CNN that “all of the Duke’s papers have been returned to the Queen with immediate effect for redistribution among the other members of the Royal Family. For full transparency, they will not be returned to the Duke of York.”
On Wednesday, a New York judge denied a motion by Andrew’s court team to dismiss a civil suit against him brought by Virginia Giuffre, who alleges she was trafficked by convicted businessman Jeffrey Epstein and forced to have sex with him. prince at just 17 years old. Andrew vigorously denies the allegations.
The allegations against Andrew – along with his relationship with the late stalker Epstein – had already tarnished the prince’s reputation. However, the prospect of a public trial that would attract worldwide attention could put Andrew – the third (and allegedly favorite) child of Queen Elizabeth II – in an unprecedented situation for a senior member of the British royal family.
Andrew had previously stepped down from his public duties in 2019 as a result of the allegations and backlash against his initial response. Aside from the days following the death of his father Prince Philip in early 2021, he has rarely appeared again. He was even absent from the wedding photos of his eldest daughter Beatrice in 2020.
The scandal has wider impacts for the royal family, which has been forced to simultaneously face criticism over the Andrew case and accusations of racism from Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, over the past year. Buckingham Palace described the allegations as “worrying”.
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