Prince Andrew released a statement on 17 October announcing that he would no longer use his Duke of York title , following numerous accusations over recent years regarding his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and the Prince's alleged connection to one of Epstein's victims, Virginia Giuffre . On 17 October 2025, Prince Andrew released a statement via Buckingham Palace saying: ''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. 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. '

''With His Majesty’s agreement, we feel I must now go a step fur

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