Emails showed Andrew sharing her personal details with aides and police, allegedly claiming she had a criminal record — a claim that was never substantiated.

Even more damaging were previous messages proving that Andrew lied about cutting contact with Epstein.

In one 2011 email, months after Epstein’s release from prison, Andrew wrote to the convicted sex offender saying they were “in this together” and expressing a desire to “play some more soon.”

Virginia Giuffre’s Story and the Civil Settlement

Virginia Giuffre, who was trafficked by Epstein and alleged that Andrew assaulted her three times when she was 17, took her own life earlier this year.

Andrew has always denied the allegations, but in 2022 he paid millions to settle her civil lawsuit.

Her family has maintained that Andrew’s denials ring hollow, especially given his long history of association with Epstein.

Investigations and the Role of Police Watchdogs

While the Metropolitan Police previously declined to open a full criminal investigation in 2016, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has suggested that the Met reexamine whether new details warrant further review.

Officers had initially decided that “other jurisdictions were better placed” to investigate, as most of the alleged trafficking occurred outside the UK.

What Comes Next for Andrew and Sarah Ferguson

Amid his forced relocation, reports suggest Andrew will receive a six-figure annual allowance from the King — privately funded — to cover his living expenses at Sandringham.

This is said to be several times greater than his £20,000-a-year naval pension.

Sarah Ferguson, his ex-wife and long-time housemate, has decided not to move with him.

Instead, she’ll find her own new home, marking yet another ending in what was once the couple’s unusual but enduring living arrangement.

A Fall From Grace Few Could Have Predicted

For a man once born into privilege, adored by the Queen, and seen as one of the monarchy’s reliable figures, Andrew’s downfall has been both extraordinary and public.

From royal duties to regalia, from palaces to personalised number plates — everything that once defined his identity is slipping away.

And as his “DOY” plates are quietly deregis

tered, so too seems the final trace of the Duke of York’s royal life — now just Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, stripped of title, status, and legacy.