Prince Andrew has to give up his military titles and patronage after abuse allegations. that shares with Buckingham Palace. The titles were returned to Queen Elizabeth II “with the Queen’s approval”. Andrew can no longer call himself “Royal Highness”, the BBC writes, citing an unnamed source close to the palace.
According to the palace, the Duke of York will no longer hold public office and will defend himself “as a private citizen”. He is facing sexual abuse allegations in connection with the case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The American Virginia Giuffre claims to have been abused by him when she was 17. Andrew’s lawyers had recently failed in an attempt to overturn their lawsuit.
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