Prince Andrew lost his Duke of York title on Friday due to his association with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

The 65-year-old duke stated he relinquished his titles to avoid distraction, as new allegations of his alleged sex abuse of a minor surfaced this week.

“In discussion with The King, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the royal family,” Prince Andrew explained in a statement released Friday by Buckingham Palace, via ABC News.

“I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first. I stand by my decision five years ago to stand back from public life,” he added.

The duke surrendered his titles after new excerpts were published this week from a posthumous

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