Britain's Prince Andrew is returning all his military titles and patronages back to the Queen and will no longer be referred to as his royal highness.
He will no longer undertake any public duties.
The news was announced by Buckingham Palace 24 hours after a New York judge denied the Duke's request to dismiss Virginia Giuffre's civil lawsuit against him alleging he sexually abused her when she was a teenager.
Royal commentator Peter Hunt.
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