Andrew, Duke of York
Queen Elizabeth Tests Positive for Covid-19, as England Moves to Relax Rules
Queen Elizabeth II has been infected with the coronavirus, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday, becoming one of the world’s most prominent figures to battle the virus and deeply rattling the country she has led for seven decades. The palace issued few details about the condition of the queen, who turns 96 in April. She is […]
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Ex-Modeling Agent and Epstein Associate Found Dead in a Paris Jail
PARIS — A former French modeling agent who had been charged with the rape of minors and was suspected of scouting young women for the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his Paris jail cell, a spokesman for the Paris prosecutor said on Saturday, in what appeared to be a suicide. Jean-Luc Brunel, […]
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A Charity Led By Prince Charles Is Investigated As Prince Andrew Settles
The Sunday Times and the Mail on Sunday reported the allegations about a “cash-for-honors” deal at the Prince’s Foundation last year, the charity commissioned an independent investigation, and Mr. Fawcett resigned as its chief executive. The police said on Wednesday that they had enough evidence to open a formal investigation of whether the foundation violated […]
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Prince Andrew Settles Sexual Abuse Lawsuit With Virginia Giuffre
Prince Andrew, the disgraced second son of Queen Elizabeth II, has settled a lawsuit brought by Virginia Giuffre, a woman who had accused him of raping her when she was a teenage victim of Andrew’s friend, the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a new court filing in Manhattan on Tuesday. The amount that […]
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Queen Elizabeth Commemorates Platinum Jubilee, Marking 70-Year Reign
LONDON — Seventy years ago this weekend, a young English princess climbed into Treetops, a remote game-viewing lodge in Kenya, built into the limbs of a fig tree overlooking an elephant watering hole. The next morning, she came down as a queen, though she only learned of the death of her father, George VI, later […]
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Prince Andrew’s Downfall: What To Know
He was a dashing helicopter pilot and war hero, who captivated millions of Britons during the Falkland Islands war. Royal watchers liked to say he was a favorite of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. These days, however, Prince Andrew, 61, is drawing global infamy and revulsion over accusations that he raped a teenager in 2001. […]
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Prince Andrew and Boris Johnson: The U.K. Deals With Two Crises at Once
LONDON — When Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain was hospitalized with Covid in April 2020, the alarming news bulletin came soon after a televised address by Queen Elizabeth II, in which she reassured the British public that after the pandemic ebbed, “We will meet again.” Stoic, dignified and comforting, the queen’s words helped anchor […]
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Prince Andrew Gives Up Military Titles as Sexual Abuse Case Proceeds
LONDON — Prince Andrew, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II, has relinquished his military titles and royal charities, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, a stinging rebuke by the British royal family a day after a federal judge in New York allowed a sexual abuse case against him to go ahead. The palace said that […]
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Epstein Accuser’s Lawsuit Against Prince Andrew Can Proceed, Judge Rules
A lawsuit against Prince Andrew brought by Virginia Giuffre, a woman who claimed he raped her when she was a teenager, will be allowed to proceed after a federal judge in Manhattan denied Andrew’s request to dismiss the suit. Andrew, 61, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II and a friend of the financier and […]
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