Andrew, who stepped back from public life in 2019, will remain a prince, as he is the second son of the late queen Elizabeth II.

xLONDON: Prince Andrew of Britain on Friday renounced his title of Duke of York and other honours after being increasingly embroiled in scandals around his ties to US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "I will... no longer use my title or the honours which have been conferred upon me," Andrew, 65, said in a statement. He said his decision came after discussions with his brother, King Charles III, and his own "immediate and wider family". "I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first," he said. He again denied all allegations, but said "we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty

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