LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Andrew giving up his royal titles was the “right course of action,” a senior British government minister said on Monday, a day after police said they were examining allegations that Andrew sought help from a police officer to discredit a woman who accused him of sexual abuse.

Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles, said last week he would no longer use his Duke of York title among others, following years of criticism about his behaviour and connections to the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew, who will remain a prince, has consistently denied any wrongdoing.

A court ruling last year showed that the British government believed one of Andrew’s close business associates was a Chinese spy. Andrew at the time said he had stopped all contact with the

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