""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," he said. "With His Majesty's agreement, we feel I must now go a step further. I will therefore no longer use my title or the honours which have been conferred upon me.""
"Prince Andrew told Giuffre that his daughters were "just a little younger than you" on the evening of their first alleged sexual encounter, according to excerpts from the book that were published by the Guardian. She was 17 at the time. "He was friendly enough," Giuffre writes, "but still entitled - as if he believed having sex with me was his birthright.""
Prince Andrew agreed to relinquish the Duke of York title and to stop using his title and honours with the King's agreement. He said continued accusations about him distract from the work of His Majesty and the royal family and that he stands by his earlier decision to step back from public life. The decision followed fresh revelations linked to Jeffrey Epstein and alleged Chinese espionage. Excerpts from Virginia Giuffre's memoir allege a sexual encounter when she was 17 and include descriptions of their first meeting. Andrew settled a civil lawsuit with Giuffre in 2022 and denies wrongdoing.
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