In a statement from Buckingham Palace on Friday, October 17, Prince Andrew announced he would no longer be using his Duke of York title. But this move—taken after new information was released regarding the prince and his association with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein—isn't seen as enough by many in the U.K., including some government officials. With calls for parliamentary legislation to officially remove Andrew's dukedom, one royal source is claiming that Queen Elizabeth could have "nipped this in the bud" years ago.
"We’re definitely in uncharted territory for royal scandals," a former courtier told the Times. With fresh claims against Andrew in his accuser Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, Nobody's Girl, this week, it's feared that more information will come out as the Epstein files are released.
