The 65-year-old was in the UK’s Royal Navy from 1979 to 2001, after which he worked as a roving UK trade ambassador until 2011.<\/p>\n
Is Prince Andrew still a prince?<\/p>\n
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Because he is the son of the late Queen Elizabeth II, he is still technically a prince \u2014 and will continue to be referred to as such.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Andrew in 2018. (Reuters:\u00a0Peter Nicholls)<\/p>\n
Even though he was commonly referred to as Prince Andrew, his official title was Duke of York.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This is part of British royal tradition, Merriam-Webster’s website explains<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n “By tradition, only those born into the royal family can use ‘prince’ or ‘princess’ before their name and, other than the Prince of Wales \u2014 presumably to show his primacy \u2014 they are officially known by other titles,” it says.\u00a0<\/p>\n Princes and princesses may be given multiple titles across the ranks of the British nobility, typically going by the highest-ranking title.<\/p>\n Those titles are ranked below from highest to lowest:<\/p>\n Duke\/DuchessMarquess\/MarchionessEarl\/CountessViscount\/ViscountessBaron\/BaronessWhat is changing?<\/p>\n Prince Andrew will no longer use the title Duke of York<\/a> \u2014 which his mother Queen Elizabeth II created for him after his marriage in 1986.<\/p>\n This also means his former wife, Sarah Ferguson, will no longer have the title of the Duchess of York.\u00a0<\/p>\n However, his daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, are still princesses.\u00a0<\/p>\n Prince Andrew’s daughters will still be referred to as Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice. (Reuters Hannah McKay)<\/p>\n He will no longer use the title of Knight of the Garter.<\/p>\n The Order of the Garter is the oldest and most senior Order of Chivalry in Britain, the royal family’s website explains<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Knights of the Garter are chosen personally by the sovereign to honour those who have held public office, who have contributed in a particular way to national life or who have served the sovereign personally,” it says.\u00a0<\/p>\n Prince Andrew wearing his Order of the Garter insignia at King Charles III ‘s coronation in 2023. (Pool via AP:\u00a0Andrew Matthews)<\/p>\n Those two titles \u2014 Duke of York and Knight of the Garter \u2014 are the ones that meant the most to Prince Andrew, ABC Europe Bureau chief Mazoe Ford explains<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n “He’ll not be invited any more to the royal family’s Christmas,” Ford said.\u00a0<\/p>\n As of Saturday morning, the royal family website continued to feature Prince Andrew as the Duke of York.\u00a0<\/p>\n Where does Prince Andrew live?<\/p>\n Prince Andrew lives at at Royal Lodge, a mansion on the grounds of Windsor Castle.<\/p>\n The mansion features a gardener’s cottage, seven bedrooms, and a so-called gothic saloon.<\/p>\n The king, his disgraced brother and the ‘siege of Royal Lodge’<\/a><\/p>\n For years, King Charles and Prince Andrew have been at odds over a sweetheart deal cut between Andrew and his late mother.<\/p>\n Prince Andrew does not own the house, but has a lease to stay there until 2078<\/a> thanks to an agreement he and Queen Elizabeth II made back in 2002.\u00a0<\/p>\n As part of the lease, he is expected to foot the bill for the upkeep of the mansion.\u00a0<\/p>\n Despite the announcement, he is expected to remain at his Windsor home, given he has a private lease to live there.\u00a0<\/p>\n Prince Andrew has a decades-long lease to live at Royal Lodge. (Flickr: Ben Sutherland under Creative Commons 2.0<\/a>)<\/p>\n Didn’t Prince Andrew already step down?<\/p>\n Prince Andrew stepped back from public duty in 2019<\/a> after agreeing to cooperate with investigations into his former friend, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.\u00a0<\/p>\n Then, in 2022, he was stripped of his military titles<\/a> while he was defending a civil sexual abuse case brought against him by Virginia Guiffre.<\/p>\n Sexual assault\u00a0support lines:1800 Respect National Helpline<\/a>: 1800 737 732Lifeline<\/a> (24-hour crisis line): 131 114Full Stop Australia<\/a>: 1800 385 578Bravehearts<\/a>: counselling and support for survivors of child sexual abuse: 1800\u00a0272\u00a0831Child Wise<\/a>: counselling provider: 1800\u00a0991\u00a0099<\/p>\n That meant he was no longer called\u00a0His Royal Highness, or HRH,\u00a0in official settings.<\/p>\n At the time, his military affiliations and royal patronages were returned to Queen Elizabeth II<\/a>, but he retained his Duke of York and Knight of the Garter titles.\u00a0<\/p>\n After this, his profile on the royal family’s website was updated to include a statement confirming he would not be returning to public duties.\u00a0<\/p>\n His profile appeared at the bottom of the list of family members on the website.\u00a0<\/p>\n Prince Andrew’s profile appears at the bottom of the royal family’s page. (Royal.uk\/royal-family)<\/p>\n Why did Prince Andrew give up his title?<\/p>\n According to the statement, it is because: “The continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family.”<\/p>\n Here is his statement in full:<\/p>\n “In discussion with The King, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I stand by my decision five years ago to stand back from public life.\u00a0<\/p>\n “With His Majesty’s agreement, we feel I must now go a step further.<\/p>\n “I will therefore no longer use my title or the honours which have been conferred upon me.\u00a0<\/p>\n “As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me.”<\/p>\n What were the allegations against Prince Andrew?<\/p>\n Prince Andrew did not detail exactly what the accusations were in his statement \u2014 he just said he “vigorously” denied them.<\/p>\n However, British media had recently been scrutinising the prince over:<\/p>\n his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epsteinan accusation of underage sex with Virginia Giuffrehis links to an alleged Chinese spy<\/p>\n On Thursday, extracts from the memoir of Ms Giuffre were published in the British press<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Ms Guiffre, who died by suicide earlier this year, had previously alleged she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew as a minor in 2001 \u2014 a claim he has repeatedly denied throughout the years.<\/p>\n If you or anyone you know needs help:Suicide Call Back Service<\/a> on 1300 659 467Lifeline<\/a> on 13 11 14Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander crisis support line 13YARN<\/a>\u00a0on 13 92 76Kids Helpline<\/a> on 1800 551 800Beyond Blue<\/a> on 1300 224 636Headspace<\/a> on 1800 650 890ReachOut<\/a> at au.reachout.com<\/a>MensLine Australia<\/a> on 1300 789 978QLife 1800 184 527<\/a><\/p>\n In her new book, she repeated the allegation, writing the prince was “entitled \u2014 as if he believed having sex with me was his birthright”.<\/p>\n “He seemed in a rush to have intercourse,” Ms Guiffre claimed.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Afterward, he said ‘thank you’ in his clipped British accent.”<\/p>\n Prince Andrew accuser’s new book<\/a><\/p>\n Extracts from Virginia Giuffre’s posthumously released memoir have further intensified the recently renewed scrutiny on Prince Andrew.<\/p>\n UK police reviewed evidence relating to sex crime allegations against the prince in 2021, but announced they were taking no further action.<\/a><\/p>\n In 2022, Prince Andrew reached a settlement with Ms Giuffre<\/a>, reportedly making a substantial donation to Ms Giuffre’s charity in support of victims’ rights.<\/a><\/p>\n Ms Giuffre, formerly known as Virginia Roberts, first became known in 2011 after appearing in an article from the Daily Mail raising concerns about Prince Andrew’s links to Epstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n The article featured the now-infamous photo of the prince with his arm around her and standing next to Epstein’s girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell.<\/p>\n The photo was a key part of the 2011 reporting on Prince Andrew’s ties with Epstein. (Supplied)<\/p>\n On Sunday, two British tabloids claimed to have confirmed that Prince Andrew sent an email to Epstein<\/a> about the media storm that the 2011 article caused.\u00a0<\/p>\n “It would seem we are in this together and will have to rise above it,” Prince Andrew reportedly wrote in an email to Epstein dated February 28, 2011.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Otherwise, keep in close touch and we’ll play some more soon.”<\/p>\n British press were quick to point out that this email contradicted Prince Andrew’s claim in an extraordinary BBC interview<\/a> that he had cut contact with Epstein in December 2010.<\/p>\n That reporting came after British media last month reported Prince Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah had described Epstein as a “steadfast, generous and supreme friend” in a 2011 letter.<\/p>\n This prompted multiple British charities to publicly cut ties with her<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Prince Andrew and his former wife Sarah Ferguson will no longer be referred to as the Duke and Duchess of York. (Reuters: Toby Melville)<\/p>\n Amid all this, there was reporting about Prince Andrew’s dealings with Cai Qi, a high-ranking Chinese official who British press had linked to a Chinese spy scandal in the UK<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n On Thursday, British newspaper The Telegraph reported Prince Andrew met Mr Cai three times<\/a>.<\/p>\n On Friday, The Daily Mail published a photo of the pair together in 2018 on its front page.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Daily Mail had Prince Andrew and Cai Qi on its front page. (Daily Mail)<\/p>\n This was not the first time Prince Andrew had been linked to Chinese spy activity.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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