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. I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first. I stand by my decision five years ago to stand back from public life.

King Charles III's brother said that "the continued accusations about me" were distracting from the work of the royal family.

The royal family’s website was slow to update references to Prince Andrew after he renounced his title on Friday, October 17. Multiple news outlets reported that the website, maintained by the royal household,

Sarah Ferguson changed her social media handles to reflect the fact that she is no longer Duchess of York, following her ex-husband Prince Andrew's announcement that he was relinquishing his Duke of York title on October 17.

Prince Andrew has agreed with King Charles to stop using his Duke of York title, as scrutiny over his past connection to Jeffrey Epstein persists.

The royal’s fall from grace began nearly six years ago with a calamitous BBC television interview about his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

It’s the latest fall from grace for the 65-year-old prince, who had already stepped down from public life in 2019 over his links to Epstein.

Prince Andrew says he is giving up his royal title of the Duke of York after his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein returned to the headlines.

Prince Andrew’s late accuser Virginia Giuffre is expected to share new details about her alleged sexual encounter with the Duke of York in an upcoming autobiography. Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice is set to be published posthumously on October 21.