Prince Andrew under intense scrutiny over Jeffrey Epstein connectionpublished at 19:04 BST
19:04 BST
Sean Coughlan
Royal correspondent
Prince Andrew had already ceased to be a “working royal” and had lost the use of his HRH title.
Andrew has faced intense scrutiny over his links with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including questions about when he had really cut off contact.
In his BBC Newsnight interview, Prince Andrew had said that he had severed all links with Epstein after they had been photographed together in New York in December 2010.
But emails sent months later emerged suggesting that Andrew had privately stayed in touch with Epstein, including swapping a message: “Keep in close touch and we’ll play some more soon!”
In his statement, Prince Andrew “vigorously den[y] the accusations against me”.