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Prince William told the Queen and Prince Charles that he would pull out of today's Order of the Garter ceremony if his uncle Prince Andrew was given a public role, it was claimed today. The Duke of Cambridge's alleged ultimatum to his grandmother and father reportedly led to the Duke of York being banned from the Windsor Castle event amid fears the crowds might boo him. Prince Andrew looked downcast as he drove to Windsor Castle today as it was claimed his absence from the Windsor Castle procession and service was a 'family decision', Buckingham Palace said, amid huge controversy...

The Duke of York has asked the Queen to be reinstated as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, The Telegraph understands, as he pushes for a return to royal duties. Prince Andrew has been lobbying the monarch for his status as a blood prince to be restored, meaning readmittance to official events alongside other members of his family. He has also been pushing for his daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, to be made working royals. A source said: “The colonelcy of the Grenadier Guards was his most coveted title and he wants it back. Having remained a Counsellor of State, he...

Prince Andrew will no longer be known as His Royal Highness 'in any official capacity' in a stunning downfall as his family tonight abandoned him to fight his sex abuse lawsuit in America as a private citizen. Andrew, who remains Duke of York, also loses his military titles and royal patronages 'with the Queen's approval and agreement', Buckingham Palace said in a terse statement that brought his 61 years as a senior royal to a shock end. He is only the 5th royal in recent history to stop officially using the HRH title, with Princess Diana and Sarah, Duchess of...

Federal authorities are probing the sexual harassment claims against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo that forced him from office, The Post has learned. The stunning development is contained in a legal services contract signed in October and released by the state Comptroller’s Office on Thursday in response to a Freedom of Information Law request filed by The Post. The contract notes previously revealed Department of Justice investigations into the Cuomo administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, its cover-up of nursing home deaths and Cuomo’s $5.1 coronavirus memoir. But it adds, “DOJ has also undertaken an inquiry related to sexual harassment claims...

Charlotte Bennett, a former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who accused him of sexual harassment earlier this year, said Tuesday that the three-term Democrat was normalizing “not only victim-blaming, but sexual harassment” in his response to state AG Letitia James’ bombshell report that found Cuomo harassed 11 women in violation of state and federal laws. “He is saying that women come forward with their stories and we don’t need to take it seriously,” Bennett told “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” “It’s simply a circus act at this point.” Bennett, who worked as an executive assistant and health...

Prince Andrew's relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has cost him sponsors, his royal duties and is now costing him his digs at Buckingham Palace. According to the Times of London, the prince, who is eighth in line for the British crown, was forced to move his private office out of the palace Friday. Two days earlier Queen Elizabeth relieved her second son of all royal duties. In a statement, the prince, who carries the title Duke of York, said: "It has become clear to me over the last few days that the circumstances relating to my...

THE EXTENT of Prince Andrew’s alleged connection with Jeffrey Epstein, who is accused of sex trafficking offences, will be exposed as thousands of secret documents are to be released. About 2,000 documents are set to be released from a 2015 US defamation case involving Virginia Roberts, an alleged victim of sex trafficking at the hands of billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein. Last week, Epstein was charged with trafficking a “vast network of underage victims”, with girls as young as 14 involved. Ms Roberts claims she was forced by Epstein to have sex with Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, in London,...

Anderson Cooper snapped at a pro-Donald Trump guest tonight and apologized by the end of the segment. Cooper was particularly worked up about Trump’s answer to a rallygoer who was ranting about all the Muslims in the United States. When Dean said he was taking things out of context and brought up how Muslim training camps are a real concern, Cooper said, “I’ve spent more time overseas than you ever have in your little life.”