ANDREW must now be the subject of a full criminal investigation, a lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein’s victims has demanded.
It comes as disgraced former Duke Andrew was dealt a humiliating blow by King Charles yesterday as he was stripped of his royal style.
The king, 76, also revealed he was reducing his younger brother to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and expelling him from the Royal Lodge.
The scandal surrounding pedophile Epstein and sexual abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre has brought 66-year-old Andrew to his knees.
But now calls are ringing for Andrew, removed from the Official Roll of the Peerage this morning, to be the subject of a criminal investigation.
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Lawyer Spencer Kuvin, who represents Epstein’s survivors, told The Sun: “It is a step in the right direction that the crown has seen fit to strip Andrew of all titles.
“The next step is a full criminal investigation and possible prosecution for his actions.
“For too long, people in the United States and the United Kingdom have accepted child sexual abuse.
“People need to see that no matter how rich or powerful you are, if you commit abuse, you will be held accountable.”
Allegations about Andrew’s connections to financier Epstein, who died in prison in 2019, have dogged the former prince for years.
Ms Giuffre, who took her own life in April, sued Andrew in 2021, alleging she was forced to have sex with the Duke on three occasions when she was a teenager.
Andrew paid his accuser, whom he claimed he had never met, approximately £12 million in an out-of-court settlement.
He has always vehemently denied all accusations against him and any wrongdoing.
Last night Ms Giuffre’s brother insisted Andrew should be “behind bars” and praised his late sister’s “extraordinary courage”.
Sky Roberts echoed Kuvin’s calls for a criminal investigation.
Fighting back tears, she told BBC Newsnight: “It’s not enough, we have to carry out some kind of investigation that goes beyond this.
“I mean he (Andrew) still walks like a free man.
“I congratulate the King, I think he is doing an incredible job as a world leader, setting a precedent, but we have to go one step further: he (Andrew) needs to be behind bars, period.”
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Sky’s call for action came after Buckingham Palace last night issued an explosive statement – dropping the ax on Andrew’s future as a royal.
The Palace said it was beginning the formal process to remove “Prince Andrew’s style, titles and honours” after a feverish few weeks.
The statement, which sent shockwaves around the world, read: “Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
“His tenancy at Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in his residence.
“He has now been formally notified to give up the tenancy and will move to alternative private accommodation.
“These censures are considered necessary, even though he continues to deny the accusations against him.”
It means Andrews will no longer enjoy his titles of Prince, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, Baron Killyleagh or ‘His Royal Highness’ style.
He also loses his Order of the Garter and Knight Grand Cross of the Victorian Order.
Daughters Princess Beatrice, 37, and HRH Princess Eugenie, 35, retain their titles according to King George V’s 1917 letters patent.
However, the move left his mother, Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, 66, in the cold. and make your own living arrangements.
It comes after The Sun on Sunday revealed emails showing he had lied in his Newsnight interview about the ‘car crash’ in 2019.
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Andrew had continued to email Epstein months after claiming he had cut off all contact.
And more emails showed he tried to involve a Metropolitan Police bodyguard in digging up information about his accuser, Ms Giuffre.
PROBLEM SCHEDULE
1999: Andrew met Epstein through Ghislaine Maxwell. He’s invited to Balmoral.
2000: Duke joins the couple at Donald Trump’s Florida resort. Epstein as a guest at Windsor Castle.
2001: Virginia Roberts Giuffre, then 17, claims Epstein trafficked her to London, where she had sex with Andrew at Ghislaine’s apartment.
2005: Police in Florida are launching an investigation into allegations that Epstein paid underage girls to have sex at his home.
2006: Epstein attends Beatrice’s 18th party shortly after the arrest warrant is issued.
2008: Epstein admits to prostituting minors and receives 18 months in prison.
2010: Released and Andrew stays in his New York home.
2011: Duke resigns as UK trade envoy over links to Epstein.
2015: Ms. Giuffre names Andrew in legal documents. The claims were later expunged from U.S. civil court records.
2019: Legal documents reveal that Johanna Sjoberg claims Royal touched her breast at Epstein’s home in 2001.
JULY 2019: Epstein arrest for sex trafficking.
AUGUST 2019: He dies in prison. Andrew, “horrified” by the allegations against his friend, added that “at no time” did he “see or suspect” any criminals.
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NOVEMBER 2019: The BBC broadcasts Andrew’s interview about the “car accident.” Charities cut ties. Resignation as senior royal member.
JANUARY 2020: US Attorney Geoffrey Berman accuses Andrew of non-cooperation. In March, he says Royal has “closed the door” on aid.
APRIL 2020: US prosecutors begin talks with the Ministry of the Interior, as revealed by The Sun.
JUNE 2020: The United States is officially demanding that Britain hand over Prince Andrew for questioning over his links to billionaire pedophile friend Jeffrey Epstein.
DECEMBER 2021: Court hears Prince Andrew took flight on one of Jeffrey Epstein’s private planes with alleged sex slave
JANUARY 2022: The Queen strips Andrew of his military titles and royal patronages.
MARCH 2022: Andrew pays Virginia Giuffre a multi-million pound out-of-court settlement.
DECEMBER 2024: “Close confidant” of Prince Andrew loses appeal over UK ban.
JANUARY 2025: Explosive messages reveal that Andrew was still in contact with Epstein months after his visit to New York.
October 2025: Andrew loses all his royal titles.
