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Re: EPSTEIN: Prince Andrew Loses Royal Highness & Military Titles-Judge Rules on Cas
Prince Andrew Loses Military Titles and Patronages
Prince Andrew stripped of military, royal titles amid sexual assault case
Prince Andrew to face civil sex assault case after US ruling
BBC News 13 Jan 2022
The Duke of York's military titles and royal patronages have been returned to the Queen, Buckingham Palace has announced.
Prince Andrew will also stop using the title His Royal Highness in an official capacity, a royal source said.
It comes as he faces a US civil case over claims he sexually assaulted a woman when she was 17, which he has consistently denied.
The duke's roles will be distributed among members of the Royal
Prince Andrew’s military affiliations and royal patronages are being returned to Queen Elizabeth II at her behest in the wake of his ongoing legal battle with Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre.
On Thursday, Buckingham Palace confirmed in a statement sent to Fox News that the reigning monarch, 95, agreed to accept the returned accolades.
"With The Queen's approval and agreement, The Duke of York’s military affiliations and Royal patronages have been returned to The Queen," the statement read. "The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a private citizen."
One royal source also claimed that the Duke of York will no longer use "His Royal Highness" or HRH in any official capacity.
PRINCE ANDREW SHOULD DROP HIS HRH TITLE AMID SEX ABUSE LAWSUIT, SOURCE SAYS: ‘HE’S EMBROILED IN THIS MESS’
Prince Andrew's military affiliations and royal patronages are being returned to his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. <span class="copyright">Getty Images</span>
Prince Andrew's military affiliations and royal patronages are being returned to his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Getty Images
On Wednesday, a judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit against the British prince by the American woman who said he sexually abused her when she was 17.
U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan rejected an argument by Andrew’s attorneys that Giuffre’s lawsuit should be thrown out at an early stage because of an old legal settlement she had with Epstein, the late American financier she claimed set up sexual encounters with the royal, 61. Kaplan said the $500,000 settlement between Epstein and Giuffre didn’t involve the prince and didn’t bar a suit against him now.
The queen's second son previously quit public duties in November 2019, but he was still listed on the royal family’s website as a patron or member of around 100 charities and organizations.
Giuffre sued Andrew in August, alleging she was coerced into sexual encounters with him in 2001 by Epstein and his longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell. Giuffre said she was sexually abused by Andrew at Maxwell’s London home, at Epstein’s New York mansion and his estate in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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