A campaign group says it has instructed lawyers to consider a private prosecution against Prince Andrew over allegations of sexual assault, corruption and misconduct in public office.

Republic, a pressure group which aims to see the monarchy abolished, said it had taken the "unprecedented step" of instructing a law firm to investigate the allegations and commence a private prosecution if appropriate.

It comes amid increased pressure on the royals following renewed controversy over Andrew 's links to the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein .

Prince Andrew, who has denied all allegations against him, gave up his titles earlier this month ahead of the publication of the posthumous memoirs of Virginia Giuffre.

She sued Andrew in a US court in August 2021, accusing him of

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