Prince Andrew, son of Queen Elizabeth II, resigned on Thursday (13) from his military titles in the United Kingdom, a day after he was asked to close a civil case accusing him of sexual abuse, denied by a judge in the United Kingdom. United States.
According to a statement released by Buckingham Palace, the decision by the Duke of York, as Andrew is also called, to relinquish “military affiliations and royal patronage” had “the Queen’s approval and agreement”.
Also according to the note, the prince will continue without assuming public functions – a decision he made in 2019, when the sex scandal worsened – and will defend himself in court as a private citizen.
Andrew has repeatedly denied allegations made by Virginia Roberts Giuffre that he had sex with the woman when she was 17.
Giuffre was reportedly offered to the prince by Epstein, who committed suicide in a US prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
In October 2021, Andrew’s lawyers asked the US court to dismiss criminal charges against him as “legally unfounded”.
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