According to royal briefings, Prince Andrew may not have surrendered his royal duties of his own volition
Prince Andrew. Photo: JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images On Wednesday, after months of mounting public scrutiny over his ties to child-sex–trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew announced in a statement that he would be voluntarily stepping back from public duties. “I have asked Her Majesty,” he said of his decision, “and she has given her permission.” But according to royal briefings, the prince may not have surrendered his royal duties of his own volition.
On Saturday, the duke of York attempted to distance himself from Epstein in an interview on BBC Newsnight, which backfired after he said he didn’t regret his friendship with Epstein because it was “useful,” and described Epstein, a sex offender, as simply “unbecoming.” In his statement on Wednesday, Prince Andrew suggested that he decided to resign after realizing his Epstein ties had become “a major disruption to [his] family’s work.
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