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Prince Andrew's military titles and royal patronages have been returned to The Queen and he will stop using the title His Royal Highness in an official capacity.

The Move came after a US court ruled that a civil action over sexual assault allegations - claims he has consistently denied - could go ahead.

The 61-year-old Duke of York is the Third Son of The Queen and he is.

His elder siblings are Charles, Prince of Wales and Anne, The Princess Royal.

He is divorced from Sarah, Duchess of York, with whom he has two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie .

The Duke of York has been accused of sexual abuse in a civil case in the US.

In Court documents, Virginia Giuffre says she was The Victim of Sex Trafficking and abuse by Jeffrey Epstein from the Age Of 16.

Part of her abuse involved being lent out to other powerful Men - including Prince Andrew, she alleges.

Ms Giuffre says The Duke sexually assaulted her on three occasions when she was under the Age Of 18.

Prince Andrew has consistently denied all the allegations against him. He Said in an that he had no recollection of ever meeting Virginia Giuffre.

Prince Andrew Will no longer be called His Royal Highness, or HRH, a royal source said.

Like Prince Andrew retains his title HRH but will not use it in any official capacity.

The Duke had a 22-year career in the Royal Navy , and served as a Helicopter Pilot during the 1982 Falklands War . He also commanded The Mine countermeasures vessel HMS Cottesmore.

His military appointments were suspended after he stepped back from public duties in 2019.

But he has now lost a series of UK military titles:

He has also lost A Number of overseas honorary military titles:

Prince Andrew retains his service role as a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy .

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Prince Andrew used to be a patron to about 200 charities and organisations.

But after the controversial BBC interview in 2019, in which he denied allegations that he had sex with Virginia Giuffre, many chose to cut ties with him. They included the Outward Bound Trust, English National Ballet, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and London Metropolitan University.

Prince Andrew had still been left with dozens of other patronages - including being a patron or member of prestigious golf clubs, schools and cultural trusts.

But these have now been returned to The Queen and will be redistributed to other members of the Royal Family .

After retiring from the Navy, Prince Andrew served as the UK's special representative for trade and investment for 10 Years .

But he gave up the title after he was criticised over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein , who was

He had also attracted criticism for combining business with pleasure on his overseas trips, and some newspapers gave him the nickname " Airmiles Andy".

The Prince 's judgement has also been questioned for holding meetings with Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif, and for entertaining the son-in-law of Tunisia's ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali at Buckingham Palace .

And in November 2010, A Secret cable published on Wikileaks revealed a US ambassador wrote that he spoke " cockily" during an official engagement, leading a discussion that " verged on the rude".

Source of news: bbc.com