Prince Andrew, second son of Queen Elizabeth II, renounced his military titles and sponsorships of associations on Thursday.
The day before, a New York judge validated the complaint of an American woman against Prince Andrew for sexual assault in 2001 on three occasions when she was 17 years old.
He had asked the American justice to close the case.
A request denied by the Manhattan federal court.
"With the Queen's consent and approval, the Duke of York's military affiliations and royal patronages have been returned to the Queen.
The Duke of York will continue not to hold public office and is defending himself in this case as a private citizen,” Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday.
The prince, 61, has been embarrassed for years by his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison in 2019, and his former partner Ghislaine Maxwell.
The abuses allegedly occurred in New York, London and on Epstein's private island in the US Virgin Islands.
Within the British royal family, the one who looked like a playboy and a courageous soldier, and who appears today as an outcast, “categorically” denies having attacked Virginia Giuffre.
In an interview deemed calamitous on the BBC in November 2019, the prince even claimed not to remember the young girl.
