British police say they are probing claims that Prince Andrew asked an officer to dig up dirt for a smear campaign against his sexual assault accuser Virginia Giuffre.

It comes after Prince Andrew renounced his royal titles on Friday under pressure from King Charles following further revelations about his ties to late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

London's Metropolitan Police said it was looking into allegations in the Mail on Sunday that Prince Andrew tried to smear Giuffre who accused the prince of sexually assaulting her when she was 17.

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