The government is facing a rather strange dilemma: what to do about Prince Andrew. Last week the royal voluntarily gave up his titles after speaking with King Charles, following increasing scrutiny on his links to US paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir – published today – has brought her accusations of sexual assault against him back to the fore and piled yet more pressure on the prince, who has strongly denied the allegations.
While he has stopped using the Duke of York title, Andrew will remain a prince in accordance with the law set down by George V in 1917. Only an act of parliament can legally strip him of his titles – and now Sir Keir Starmer’s army is being urged to take action. More than just his titles, however, a Times article revealing that Andrew