"Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor," Buckingham Palace said last year. His elder brother King Charles III's decision to strip him off the royal titles came in the wake of scandal surrounding his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
It began with a photograph. In March 2001, he was pictured in London with Virginia Giuffre — then known as Virginia Roberts — and Ghislaine Maxwell, in an image allegedly taken by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. At the time, the photo drew little public attention. That would change years later, as Epstein’s criminal history resurfaced and allegations against powerful associates intensified.
