Current Events > Alleged pedo Prince Andrew surrenders royal titles after 'discussion' with King.

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Prince Andrew has agreed to give up his use of the Duke of York title, he said in a statement released through Buckingham Palace.

He will also give up his membership of the Order of the Garter, meaning his only remaining title will be that of prince, which cannot be removed as he was born the son of a queen.

In a statement he said: 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.

With His Majestys 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.

Technically, Andrew will retain the dukedom, which can only be removed by an act of parliament, but will not use it. The title, in effect, remains extant but inactive, like the HRH (His Royal Highness) honorific. He will also give up his knighthood as a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO).

It is understood the decision was taken in close consultation with his brother, King Charles, and in recognition of the fact that his personal issues continued to be an unwelcome distraction from the work of the wider royal family.

The king is understood to be glad of the outcome. The Prince of Wales was also consulted, along with other family members.

Andrews ex-wife, Sarah, Duchess of York, will also not use her title and be known simply as Sarah Ferguson. The titles of their two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, will remain unaffected.

The agreement was made after high-level meetings at Buckingham Palace as aides were said to have finally reached a tipping point. There was understood to be concern and anxiety within the royal household about the continual headlines causing serious reputational risk to the monarchy.

Allegations about Andrew concern his relationship with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and recent details of his relationship with a prominent figure involved in the China spying case.

This week the Guardian published extracts from the posthumous memoir of Andrews accuser Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide in April, aged 41. In the book she claimed the prince believed that having sex with me was his birthright. Andrew has always denied claims he had sex with Giuffre when she was 17, and settled a civil case with her for a reported 12m with no admission of liability.

In her book, Guiffre recalls in detail her meetings with Andrew. In one passage, she recounts what she said happened in London one evening.

Back at the house, [Ghislaine] Maxwell and Epstein said goodnight and headed upstairs, signalling it was time that I take care of the prince. In the years since, Ive thought a lot about how he behaved. He was friendly enough, but still entitled as if he believed having sex with me was his birthright.

He seemed in a rush to have intercourse. Afterward, he said thank you in his clipped British accent. In my memory, the whole thing lasted less than half an hour.

The next morning, Maxwell told me: You did well. The prince had fun. Epstein would give me $15,000 for servicing the man the tabloids called Randy Andy.

It has also been reported that Andrew held meetings in 2018 and 2019 with Cai Qi, a member of Chinas ruling politburo. Cai was suspected of being the recipient of sensitive information allegedly passed to China by two British nationals accused of spying for Beijing. The case against Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash was recently dropped by the CPS and both have denied wrongdoing.

Emails recently published by the Mail on Sunday also appeared to show Andrew had been in contact with Epstein later than he had claimed in his Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis.

Forcible removal of Andrews dukedom by an act of parliament could have received government and public support with the kings backing, but the palace is understood to have hoped Andrew would voluntarily relinquish his title. The Order of the Garter, the highest chivalric honour, could have been removed by Charles.

Andrew has already been stripped of his military titles and charity affiliations and banned from using his HRH honorific.

Full Article: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/17/prince-andrew-to-give-up-royal-titles?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-gb

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He still has his mulitple lavish homes, fancy cars, unlimited money and can do whatever he wants.

But some people won't call him a duke publicly anymore.

What justice.

Streets are saying they did this because (at least the royal family) is expecting some kind of breakthrough with the Epstein scandal and more info/names are gonna get dropped.

UnfairRepresent posted...

What justice.

Yup, what a joke.

He is despicable. They are scared that more people will be calling for the end of the monarchy (or at least some kind of restrictions on their wealth and power) thanks to the revelations about their entitled and wasteful lifestyle paid for by our taxes.

threetimes posted...

He is despicable. They are scared that more people will be calling for the end of the monarchy (or at least some kind of restrictions on their wealth and power) thanks to the revelations about their entitled and wasteful lifestyle paid for by our taxes.

Honestly given the rise of the far-right in the UK right now, I feel like this will make the Royal Family more popular.

In England at least. I don't see Reform supporters wanting to curb the Royal Family or being upset at rich white sexual predators.

The irony of racist Ref-ukers supporting a King who is a lifelong multiculturalist.

ai123 posted...

The irony of racist Ref-ukers supporting a King who is a lifelong multiculturalist.

To me the irony is that REPUBLICANS overwhelmingly support the royal family

If they keep this up, they might actually give him a meaningful punishment in three or four decades.

K181 posted...

If they keep this up, they might actually give him a meaningful punishment in three or four decades.

the last time a British monarch got a meaningful punishment was like.

charles I

UnfairRepresent posted...

This week the Guardian published extracts from the posthumous memoir of Andrews accuser Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide in April, aged 41.

"Suicide", sure.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/virginia-giuffre-father-death-cause-b2743303.html

Red_XIV posted...

"Suicide", sure.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/virginia-giuffre-father-death-cause-b2743303.html

she died long after her accusations, multiple lawsuits and after a bitter divorce where she lost primary custody of her children after a long struggle with mental health and telling people she was contemplating suicide.

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-prince-andrew-asked-police-help-smear-sexual-abuse-accuser-newspaper-says-2025-10-19/

Britain's Prince Andrew asked police in 2011 to dig up personal information about Virginia Giuffre, the woman who accused him of sexually abusing her as a teenager, a British newspaper reported on Sunday, days after the royal gave up his Duke of York title.

The report in the Mail on Sunday said Andrew had asked one of his personal protection officers to dig up information about his accuser, citing an email sent by Andrew to Queen Elizabeth's deputy press secretary at the time.

Andrew said he had given police her date of birth and social security number, adding that he believed she had a criminal record in the United States, according to the email quoted by the Mail on Sunday.

It wasn't enough to victimize her once, I guess.

Purely because he's an embarrassment, not because he's a pedophile.

Also, he isn't actually losing his titles, he's merely "not using" them in public. Revocation of titles requires an act of Parliament.

Red_XIV posted...

Also, he isn't actually losing his titles, he's merely "not using" them in public. Revocation of titles requires an act of Parliament.

Accurate, but why waste the legislature's valuable time on this tosser?

Not that I'm against stripping him of everything you understand, he's just not worth the business hours.

"We're a repressed nation. One exposed arse could bring down the whole monarchy."
"How dare you speak of Prince Andrew that way."