The British royal family is setting a precedent for how to handle convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s associates. However, it might be falling on deaf ears in the quiet halls of Congress across the pond.
On Friday, Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Andrew, the brother of King Charles III, would no longer be using his royal titles due to his alleged affiliation with the late Epstein.
"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 said in a statement obtained by People. “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."
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