King Charles<\/a> about giving them up.<\/p>\nHe said: \u201cIn 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cI 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith His Majesty\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nCharles is reportedly \u201cglad\u201d with the outcome.<\/p>\n
\nAndrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, 65, were given their titles Duke and Duchess of York on their wedding day in 1986 \u2013 and she will also drop her Duchess title.<\/p>\n
\nAndrew remains Duke of York but the title will not be used and <\/p>\n
\nhe will not attend family celebrations for Christmas at Sandringham, according to The Sun.<\/p>\n
\nDespite handing his royal titles back he will remain at Royal Lodge as he has a \u201ccast iron\u201d tenancy until 2078. <\/p>\n
\nIt follows a series of damaging revelations about Andrew\u2019s continued contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. <\/p>\n
\nThe Sun on Sunday reported the Duke of York was found to have lied about cutting ties with the disgraced financier, after an email surfaced in which he told Epstein: \u201cWe are in this together.\u201d <\/p>\n
\nThe message, dated 29 February 2011, came just one day after the now-infamous photograph of Andrew with Virginia Giuffre was made public.<\/p>\n
\nAccording to The Telegraph, the King met with his brother at Buckingham Palace earlier this week, after which Andrew agreed to give up his remaining royal titles. <\/p>\n
\nSources told the newspaper palace aides had reached \u201ctipping point\u201d and believed the monarchy had \u201cno choice but to act\u201d following the latest disclosures about Epstein.<\/p>\n
\nThe decision marks the most severe action yet taken against Andrew, who was stripped of his military titles, royal patronages and HRH style by Queen Elizabeth II in January 2022 after a US judge ruled he must face a civil sexual assault case brought by Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre. <\/p>\n
\nAndrew later settled the case for an undisclosed sum without admitting liability and has consistently denied having sex with her.<\/p>\n
\nVirginia, who died by suicide in April aged 41, is making posthumous claims in her forthcoming autobiography Nobody\u2019s Girl, alleging she was trafficked to Andrew by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell as a teenager. <\/p>\n
\nIn the book, due to be released on 21 October, she reportedly writes Andrew viewed their encounters as his \u201cbirth right\u201d and said \u201cthank you\u201d to her in a \u201cclipped British accent\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nVirginia also claims Maxwell told her the morning after the alleged encounter: \u201cYou did well, the prince had fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nEarlier this year, Andrew was also linked to a separate controversy involving alleged contact with a Chinese spy. <\/p>\n
\nLeaked documents from 2019 showed that he had met with Chinese officials, including Yang Tengbo, and sought to use his royal connections to raise \u00a32.4 billion for an international technology initiative. <\/p>\n
\nSecurity sources later described the relationship as a potential \u201cthreat to national security\u201d.<\/p>\n
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