LONDON -- Prince Andrew said Friday he is giving up his royal title of the Duke of York and other honors after his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein returned to the headlines.

Andrew, younger brother of King Charles III, said in a statement released by Buckingham Palace that "the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the royal family."

"With His Majesty's 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," Andrew said in his statement Friday. "As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me."

It's the latest fall from grace for the 65-year-old prince, who had already stepped down from public life in 2019 over his links to Epstein

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