Prince Andrew’s downfall as a working royal is unquestionably intertwined with his connection to the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

While Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing, he was accused by Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre (née Roberts) of sexually assaulting her three times when she was 17 years old. The two apparently met through Epstein and his companion Ghislaine Maxwell, the latter of whom was convicted of sex trafficking of a minor following Epstein’s death by suicide in 2019. (Maxwell maintains her innocence.)

Prince Andrew initially stepped back from his royal duties as the Epstein scandal exploded in 2019, but it wasn’t until the allegations resurfaced in October 2025 that he formally gave up his royal title.

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