Prince Andrew
Prince Andrew gives up military titles, patronages facing sexual assault charge: Buckingham Palace
London/IBNS: Queen Elizabeth II's second son Prince Andrew, who is facing a US civil case related to sexual assault, has given up his honorary military titles, the Buckingham Palace said in a stament on Thursday.
"With The Queen's approval and agreement, The Duke of York's military affiliations and Royal patronages have been returned to The Queen," a statement from the Palace said.
"The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a private citizen," it added.
The announcement came after a judge in New York on Wednesday ruled against the prince, who had tried to have the case against him thrown out.
A former Royal Navy helicopter pilot who flew in the 1982 Falklands War, Andrew is accused of sexually assaulting Virginia Giuffre when she was 17.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
