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The Duke of York surrenders his title as Duke of York.
Prince Andrew is giving up his titles, such as the Duke of York, he has declared in a personal statement.
He has been under increasing pressure over his links with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with requests for the Palace to take steps against him.
That now seems to have led to the royal deciding to voluntarily hand back his titles and to relinquish involvement of the Garter Order.
In his statement he said he continued to "firmly dispute the allegations against me".
"In consultation with the sovereign, and my direct and wider family, we have decided the ongoing allegations about me distract from the responsibilities of His Majesty and the monarchy," said a announcement from Prince Andrew.
"I have chosen, as I always have, to put my obligation to my family and country first.
"I stand by my decision five years ago to withdraw from official duties.
"With the King's consent, we believe I must now go a additional measure. I will therefore no longer employ my title or the honours which have been conferred upon me. As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the allegations against me."
He has faced a series of issues, such as a court case he ended with an accuser, inquiries about his finances and his connection with an accused Chinese spy.
He will stay a royal - but will cease to be the the Duke, a designation granted from his mother, the Queen Elizabeth II.
Andrew had already ended to be a "active member" and had forfeited the use of his His Royal Highness designation and no longer was seen at official royal events. His role now will be even more diminished.
His ex-wife will be known as Sarah Ferguson and no longer Duchess of York, but their offspring will continue to have the designation of princess.
The royal has been under severe scrutiny over his associations with notorious figure Jeffrey Epstein, more recently including doubts about when he had really severed contact.
In his television appearance, Prince Andrew had said that he had ended all ties with Epstein after they had been seen together in NYC in December 2010.
But messages sent in the following year later came to light implying that Andrew had confidentially remained in communication with the financier, including swapping a communication: "Remain connected and we'll play some more soon!"
There had been mounting displeasure in the monarchy at the issues that continued to plague the prince.
In the coming days a posthumous memoir by Giuffre will be released which is likely to draw further attention on his connection with Virginia Giuffre and Epstein.
Timothy Haynes
Elara is a passionate gamer and tech writer with years of experience covering industry trends and game analysis.
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