2 h. ago Prince Andrew in advanced talks about moving out of Royal Lodge, reports say

Buckingham Palace trying to increase pressure on prince to give up home for which he pays ‘peppercorn’ rentPrince Andrew is reportedly in advanced talks with King Charles’s senior aides about moving out of his Royal Lodge home after a week in which his “peppercorn” rent tenancy has come under scrutiny.Pressure has mounted on the royal family for Andrew to vacate the 30-room mansion in Windsor Great Park amid the continuing controversy over his links to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and the posthumous publication of the memoirs of the prince’s sexual assault accuser Virginia Giuffre. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Prince Andrew 'in talks to leave Royal Lodge': Disgraced royal on verge of 'quitting' Windsor mansion

Buckingham Palace is said to be piling pressure on the former Duke of York as the controversy surrounding him and his property in Windsor shows no sign of abating.

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5 h. ago The lost princesses: What will happen to Beatrice and Eugenie amid Andrew's dramatic downfall?

As Prince Andrew’s fate remains fiercely debated by the public, and pressure mounts to revoke his royal title, Alice Cockerell delves into what this means for his two daughters

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8 h. ago Distressing Meghan Markle claims that 'sparked Prince Andrew alarm bells' for Palace

When allegations were levied at Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, a few years ago, they are said to have sent "alarm bells ringing" at Buckingham Palace, because of Prince Andrew

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16 h. ago 'Prince Andrew lost temper and called me a buffoon while I worked at Buckingham Palace'

Paul Page, who provided armed protection to senior royals, revealed Prince Andrew was 'totally different' to other members of his family, and would shout at staff over minor inconveniences

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21 h. ago Focus intensifies on Andrew amid controversy over his Royal Lodge lease

The former duke has had a peppercorn rent deal on his Windsor mansion for more than 20 years.

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32 h. ago 'I worked for Prince Andrew, his bed was full of the most bizarre items'

The former Duke of York was very particular about the unusual items in his bedroom at Buckingham Palace, and would 'scream and shout' if they were not arranged correctly according to one former member of staff

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50 h. ago Ghislaine Maxwell donated to hospital where Virginia Giuffre lost her baby days after alleged 'orgy with Prince Andrew'

Records show a donation to the hospital where Epstein took Virginia Giuffre after she woke up at his mansion in a pool of blood.

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54 h. ago New law to give King power to strip brother Prince Andrew of his dukedom introduced

The Bill is unlikely to become law without Government support, and ministers appear to be taking their lead from Buckingham Palace. But pressure is mounting amid swirling allegations

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3 d. ago RICHARD EDEN: Why Prince Andrew STILL holds his dukedom despite giving up titles

Prince Andrew has had his Duke of York title scrubbed out by Buckingham Palace and Sarah Ferguson has changed her social media handle.

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3 d. ago All Prince Andrew bombshells from Giuffre's new book as royal name

Buckingham Palace is braced for further embarrassment as the posthumous memoir of Prince Andrew's sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre hits the shelves today, six months after she took her own life

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3 d. ago Prince Andrew latest: Buckingham Palace ‘has grave concern’ over latest Virginia Giuffre allegations

Virginia Giuffre book makes 88 references to King’s brother as scandal develops, prompting royal family to believe ‘action needed’

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3 d. ago Prince Andrew, Jeffrey Epstein and the scandal that won’t go away – podcast

Zoe Williams describes the scandals that have engulfed Andrew, leading to him giving up his titlesOn Friday evening, Buckingham Palace released a statement from Prince Andrew. ‘I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first,’ it read. ‘I will therefore no longer use my title or the honours which have been conferred upon me.’It seemed that Prince Andrew was voluntarily giving up his titles such as the Duke of York, the Knight of the Garter, or calling himself the Earl of Inverness – but perhaps his hand had been forced by the palace, or by his older brother King Charles. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Prince Andrew sparks 'grave concern' inside Buckingham Palace over claims of hiring trolls

A Buckingham Palace source said new allegations against Andrew were 'very serious' and should be 'examined in the appropriate way' after Scotland Yard confirmed they were 'actively' looking into the claims

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4 d. ago Allegations Prince Andrew asked Met to 'dig up dirt' on Virginia Giuffre should be 'examined in the proper and fullest ways', Buckingham Palace source claims

There have been growing calls for a probe after this newspaper revealed Andrew asked his taxpayer-funded Met bodyguard to investigate Ms Giuffre.

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4 d. ago New claims against Andrew of ‘grave concern’ and need examining – palace source

The Metropolitan Police is ‘actively’ looking into claims the prince tried to get his police bodyguard to investigate his sex accuser.

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4 d. ago Buckingham Palace makes huge update after Prince Andrew relinquishes title

Buckingham Palace has updated the official Royal Family website to show Prince Andrew giving up his Duke of York title, amid growing calls to remove it formally

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4 d. ago What do we learn from Epstein and Andrew? There’s a level of power at which right and wrong no longer exist | Zoe Williams

Prince Andrew has finally decided to give up his titles – but we have known the shape of the allegations against him for years. Why was there a collective decision to look away?On the eve of the publication of Virginia Giuffre’s book Nobody’s Girl, released six months after her death from despair, Buckingham Palace is apparently braced for fresh revelations. Many MPs are calling for a change in the law, to give King Charles or a parliamentary committee the power to remove royal titles, with Rachael Maskell, the Labour MP for York Central, pleading with parliament to take seriously this opportunity to “address the wrongs of history and to ensure that the voices of victims and survivors are really heard and acted upon”. A source at the palace told the BBC they expected “more days of pain ahead”.Getting ahead of these “days of pain”, Prince Andrew – he continues to hold the title he was born with – announced last Friday that he was relinquishing his use of “Duke of York” and “KG”, knig...

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4 d. ago Prince Andrew latest: Buckingham Palace ‘has grave concern’ over latest Giuffre allegations

Prince Andrew facing fresh scandal over ties with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

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4 d. ago Sarah Ferguson changes social media handle and Prince Andrew's Duke of York title is scrubbed from the Royal family's website

The Royal Family's official website has been updated to reflect the loss of his dukedom and other honours over the Epstein sex scandal.

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