The Duke of York, Prince Andrew has deleted his social media accounts after losing his royal titles.
The Queen stripped him of his honorary military roles and ‘His Royal Highness titles as he faces a US civil lawsuit over allegations of sexual misconduct.
By Wednesday afternoon, the dukes official Twitter page was blank and read: “This account doesn’t exist.”
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His Instagram account has been made private while his Facebook account is still open with the caveat that his personal messages are signed “AY.”
The status as at Thursday, January 20, 2022:
“The Duke of York updated his bio. 27 January 2020
“Welcome to the The Duke of York’s Facebook page. Messages from HRH are signed -AY.”
A bio on his official Twitter page had the same caveat: “The Official Twitter Account for The Duke of York.
Prince Andrew’s Youtube account has also been deleted.
Buchingham Palace has also updated its website to reflect the prince’s latest status as a private citizen.
Andrew still appears under the section “Members of the Royal Family”, but the list of what were his military posts and patronages has been removed.
The website also refers to last week’s major development, stating: “In January 2022, Buckingham Palace made a statement announcing that, with The Queen’s approval and agreement, The Duke of York’s military affiliations and Royal patronages have been returned to The Queen, and The Duke will continue to not carry out public duties.”
Under the heading “Supporting the Queen”, Andrew’s official duties, such as attending the Trooping the Colour ceremony and his diamond jubilee tour to India on behalf of the monarch, are referred to in the past tense.
The website now states: “An important part of The Duke of York’s role was to support The Queen’s work as Head of State.”
The Duke of York will no longer use the title of His Royal Highness in any official capacity as he fades away from public life forever.
His alleged victim, Virginia Giuffre is suing the duke in the US for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager.
She claims she was trafficked by the duke’s friend, convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, to have sex with Andrew when she was 17 and a minor under US law. The Duke of York vehemently denies the allegations.
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