Prince Andrew was stripped of all his military titles and royal patronages and was removed from all his royal duties after Virginia Giuffre filed a civil lawsuit against him, accusing him of sexually abusing her three times in 2001 when she was 17 and was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

In a New York civil lawsuit, Virginia Giuffre alleged that Epstein trafficked her in the early 2000s to London, New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands to have sex with the prince when she was 17. Andrew denied the allegation and settled out of court, paying a substantial sum but admitting no liability. Giuffre died by suicide in April.

US investigators have concluded that no charges will be brought against the Duke of York or any other high-profile associate of Jeffrey Epstein, sparking fury among victims