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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah

Archbishop of Canterbury suggests Prince Andrew wants to ‘make amends’

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby
The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, commented when asked about Prince Andrew: ‘forgiveness really does matter. We have become a very, very unforgiving society.’ Photograph: Hollie Adams/Getty Images

The archbishop of Canterbury has suggested the Duke of York is “seeking to make amends” as he encouraged society to be more “open and forgiving” in general.

Prince Andrew stepped down from public life after the furore over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender, and earlier this year he paid millions to a woman he claimed never to have met to settle a civil sexual assault case.

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