In a New York civil lawsuit, Virginia Giuffre alleged that Epstein trafficked her in the early 2000s to London, New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands to have sex with the prince when she was 17. Andrew denied the allegation and settled out of court, paying a substantial sum but admitting no liability. Giuffre died by suicide in April.

Prince Andrew can finally start travelling abroad after three years of a self-imposed travel ban following the FBI's decision to cease its investigation into the Duke's links to Jeffrey Epstein. The Duke of York found himself in hot water after the US intelligence agency investigated his links to the convicted paedophile and financier.

The FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice determined that the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein did not keep a "client list" or blackmail prominent people, five years after Prince Andrew 's interview about his connection to the financier led to his step back from public life.