"You get the sense that the royal family would not so much like Andrew to "retreat from public life" as lock himself in a cupboard in Norfolk and stay there. This comes on the heels of Andrew "choosing" to relinquish his duke title a week or so ago, ahead of the posthumous publication of Virginia Giuffre's autobiography detailing her alleged abuse by the prince, and on top of stepping back from royal duties in 2019 after the car-crash Newsnight interview."
"Andrew has continued to deny all of the highly credible accusations of sexual assault made against him by Giuffre, even after it was conclusively proven recently that his claim that he cut off contact with Jeffrey Epstein in 2010 was a lie. Emails have now been made public between him and Epstein from 2011, in which the ex-prince stated that the two of them were "in this together.""
Prince Andrew will henceforth be called Andrew Mountbatten Windsor after being officially stripped of the prince title. He must leave Royal Lodge and move to part of the Sandringham estate, away from London and Windsor. The royal family appears intent on removing him from public view following his voluntary relinquishment of his duke title, the forthcoming publication of Virginia Giuffre's autobiography alleging abuse, and his 2019 withdrawal from royal duties after a damaging interview. Andrew continues to deny the credible accusations despite evidence that he lied about cutting contact with Jeffrey Epstein, including emails showing continued communication in 2011.
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