Prince Andrew’s attempt to draw a line under his multiple scandals by “voluntarily” dropping his royal titles and withdrawing into the shadows is already unravelling.
King Charles’ younger brother, 65, was forced to give up being the Duke of York and quit the honour of being a knight of the Garter - Britain’s highest and oldest order of chivalry - by mounting outrage over his involvement with the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein who allegedly trafficked underage girl Virginia Giuffre to Britain to have sex with the Prince.
Andrew has always denied meeting her, but reportedly paid millions to Giuffre in a settlement of her legal claim against him.
Both Epstein and Giuffre have since died by suicide.
Andrew had attempted to wriggle out of the mounting scandals surrounding him by repeated