LONDON (AP) — Prince Andrew said Friday he is giving up his royal title of the Duke of York and other honors after his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein returned to the headlines.

The Metropolitan Police is “actively looking into” claims that Prince Andrew passed his alleged teenage sex abuse victim’s private information to his protection officer.

London police are investigating whether Prince Andrew asked a police officer to find damaging information on Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexual assault.

A royal expert is pulling back the curtain on Prince Andrew’s decision to give up his royal title as his longstanding relationship with the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein continues to make headlines.

Britain's Prince Andrew will not use his royal titles any longer, he said in a statement released by Buckingham Palace on Friday.

Prince Andrew relinquished his royal title Friday as an expert says the move protects the British monarchy from being "overshadowed by sleaze" related to Epstein links.

Britain's Prince Andrew asked police in 2011 to dig up personal information about Virginia Giuffre, the woman who accused him of sexually abusing her as a teenager, a British newspaper reported on Sunday,

A parade of scandals tarnished the prince’s reputation, long before he gave up using his title as Duke of York on Friday.

Prince Andrew's decision to give up his Duke of York title was described as a "vindication" by the family of late Epstein survivor Virginia Roberts Giuffre.

Prince Andrew has been banished from the royal whirl after emails emerged this week showing that he had remained in contact with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein longer than he previously admitted.

Prince Andrew announced on Oct. 17 that he was giving up his royal titles after consulting several members of the royal family, including King Charles

Princess Anne has had enough of scandal-ridden Prince Andrew as the fallout from his longstanding relationship with the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein continues. “Anne has long sided with the King,