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Sign up here.<\/a><\/p>\n While Andrew, who remains a prince, has consistently denied any wrongdoing, he said the accusations against him were becoming a distraction for the royal family.<\/p>\n On Sunday, London’s police force said it was “actively looking” into the allegations in a Mail on Sunday newspaper report that Andrew had asked one of his personal protection officers in 2011 to dig up information about Giuffre.<\/p>\n A Buckingham Palace source said those allegations should be “examined in an appropriate way”.<\/p>\n A posthumous memoir by Giuffre, one of Epstein’s most prominent accusers, is due to be released this week. It contains new allegations against Prince Andrew who settled a civil case with her in 2022.<\/p>\n In “Nobody’s Girl”, obtained by the BBC ahead of publication, Giuffre wrote she feared she might “die a sex slave” under Epstein’s control and describes three alleged sexual encounters with Andrew, including one involving the late financier and several other young women.<\/p>\n The memoir also alleges Andrew correctly guessed Giuffre’s age – 17 – when they first met, and includes details of encounters in London, New York, and on Epstein’s private island.<\/p>\n British education minister Bridget Phillipson said on Monday the government believed it was the “right course of action” for Andrew to give up his titles.<\/p>\n When asked about calls for the removal of Andrew’s prince title, Phillipson said it was not a matter for the government but one for the royal family to decide.<\/p>\n Reporting by Sam Tabahriti; Editing by Hugh Lawson and Ros Russell<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.GIUFFRE MEMOIR RELEASED THIS WEEK<\/h2>\n
A court ruling last year, which showed the British government believed one of Andrew’s close business associates<\/a> was believed to be a Chinese spy, further tarnished his reputation.<\/div>\n\n