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After Prince Andrew sensationally announced he is giving up his royal title of the Duke of York and other honours,The Independent has taken a look at the current line of succession to the British throne.
King Charles’s brother has been dogged by his links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and was set for further controversy due to the release of a memoir by Andrew's late alleged victim, Virginia Giuffre, to whom he paid millions to settle a civil sexual assault case.
In a statement released by Buckingham Palace, Andrew said that in discussion with the King and his immediate and wider family, they decided "the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty
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