The disgraced Duke of York, 62, was stripped of his titles by the Queen in January 2022 following revelations over his relationship with billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew is reportedly “keeping an eye” on the Harry and Meghan’s multi-million dollar streaming, book and charity deals as he tries to work out a way to forge a fresh career away from the Royal Family, like they did in 2020.
It is thought Andrew has been told there is no way back to a public role in the royal family, but King Charles, 74, is said to have agreed for his younger brother to seek out “low-key” business opportunities.
Andrew is also said to be consulting lawyers in a bid to overturn the multi-million pound settlement he reached with one of Epstein’s sex trafficking victims, Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexual assault.
It’s understood it may be part of an attempt to get the 39 year old, formally known as Virginia Roberts, to retract her allegations he had sex with her when she was a teenager and possibly secure an apology.
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Andrew was photographed in Central Park, New York, talking to Epstein just after the financier’s release from jail in 2009 after serving a short sentence for sex offences.
Giuffre maintains Epstein, who was found dead in his New York jail cell in 2019 at age 66, paid her $15,000 after she had sex with Andrew in London when she was 17, along with two other times – accusations the royal has strongly denied.
There was never a formal admission of liability from the Prince, nor an apology, after he settled with Giuffre out of court over the claims in February 2022.
The Daily Mail has reported that since the death of Andrew’s late mother Queen Elizabeth, he has been “pushing” King Charles for the return of privileges of which he was stripped, including the ability to use the HRH title.
But The Sun reported in January he has been told he can no longer use his suite of rooms at Buckingham Palace, and claimed his possessions have been removed from the property.
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