81 m. 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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2 h. ago Prince Andrew has barely paid any rent on Royal Lodge in more than 20 years

Prince Andrew has given up use of his royal titles and honours amid intensified focus on his links with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, an announcement that has raised many questions

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3 h. ago 'She would view it as a victory': Virginia Giuffre's ghostwriter speaks out on shamed Prince Andrew losing his titles hours before memoir is released

In an interview with Newsnight on Monday, Amy Wallace, the co-author Nobody's Girl, welcomed the news that Prince Andrew was starting to see his 'life eroded'.

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3 h. ago Virginia Giuffre ‘would have viewed Prince Andrew giving up titles as a victory’

The comments by the co-author of Ms Giuffre’s memoirs were made as it emerged the prince has paid a ‘peppercorn rent’ on Royal Lodge for decades.

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4 h. ago SNP calls for Prince Andrew to be stripped of dukedom ‘without delay’

The SNP have put forward an early day motion putting pressure on the Government to strip Prince Andrew of the title.

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9 h. ago The Guardian view on the price of a prince: what Virginia Giuffre’s story says about palace accountability | Editorial

The Jeffrey Epstein scandal has exposed a constitutional blind spot: royal privilege remains beyond democratic scrutiny. MPs must be able to question powerThe tragic story of Virginia Giuffre raises the question of who governs when royal privilege and public outrage collide. As a vulnerable teenager she was drawn into a world of sexual exploitation by the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Ms Giuffre alleged that Epstein trafficked her and that she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew on three occasions, including when she was 17. He has denied all the claims. Despite previously insisting he had no memory of meeting her, the prince reportedly paid £12m to settle her civil case in 2022. The money was said to have come from his mother, the late queen – who, just six weeks later, was photographed walking beside him at her husband’s memorial service.With a posthumous memoir, Ms Giuffre has brought the issue back into the spotlight. In his calamitous 2019 Newsnight interview,...

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9 h. ago UK royals face pressure to strip Prince Andrew of titles after new revelations about his Epstein ties

UK royals face pressure to strip Prince Andrew of titles after new revelations about his Epstein ties  PBS

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10 h. 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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10 h. 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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12 h. 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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12 h. ago Prince Andrew's Duke of York title axed from royal website as Virginia Giuffre memoir claims 'his team tried to hire trolls to hassle her'

The royal website has been updated to reflect the loss of his dukedom

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12 h. ago Princess Beatrice breaks cover as she's spotted visiting Prince Andrew in Windsor

Prince Andrew is facing growing calls to be stripped of all titles after the police launched a probe into allegations he asked a bodyguard to 'dig up dirt' on his sex-abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre

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13 h. ago Ministers to respond to Commons urgent questions on China spy case and Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban – UK politics live

Home Office minister to respond to UQ from Chris Philp about the China spy case before question on Maccabi Tel Aviv fansThere will be two urgent questions in the Commons this afternoon, followed by a statement. Here is the running order.3.30pm: A Home Office minister will respond to a UQ from Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, about the China spy case.The family of Virginia Giuffre, whose life was destroyed, are angry and aghast. The public across these isles are angry and aghast and they both deserve to know that some MPs share their outrage.So I won’t sit silent. If an act of parliament is required to strip the likes of Peter Mandelson and Prince Andrew of their titles then there can be no justification from this Labour government as to why that is not immediately happening.Public funds, police protection and royal privilege have long buffered Prince Andrew from the consequences of his actions. And we’ve paid for all this.I will support any efforts to hold royals to the same ...

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13 h. 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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13 h. ago Princess Beatrice breaks cover as she visits dad Prince Andrew after he gives up titles

Princess Beatrice was spotted driving to Royal Lodge, her father Prince Andrew's home on the Windsor estate this afternoon, after he revealed he would be giving up his royal titles

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14 h. ago 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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14 h. ago Buckingham Palace makes huge change after Prince Andrew gives up title

Buckingham Palace has finally changed the official Royal Family website to reflect Prince Andrew giving up his Duke of York title as calls grow for him to be formally stripped of his Dukedom

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14 h. ago Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie pull out of high society ball dubbed London's 'Met Gala' after Prince Andrew loses royal titles

The royal sisters are understood to have been on the guest list for the British Museum's inaugural Pink Ball, which aims to rival the Met Gala, on Saturday night.

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14 h. ago 'Prince Andrew is loathed by my friend after his brutal response to her mistake'

Prince Andrew formally relinquished his remaining royal titles and honours last week, in a move agreed upon with King Charles and the Royal Family

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14 h. ago UK royals and government face pressure to formally strip Prince Andrew of his titles

Prince Andrew has renounced his titles, including Duke of York, after discussions with King Charles III

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