The brother of Virginia Giuffre says former prince Andrew Mountbatten Windsor should face a formal investigation over his association with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
King Charles took the extraordinary step of stripping Andrew of his title on Thursday, with Buckingham Palace also confirming the disgraced royal will also be forced to vacate Windsor's Royal Lodge.
Pressure had been building on the Palace to act after publication of the late Ms Giuffre's memoir last week reiterated in shocking detail allegations she was trafficked to have sex with Andrew three times, including twice when she was 17.
Her US-based brother, Sky Roberts, said Andrew should now be investigated, and the King could go further by lobbying US President Donald Trump to put his "big boy pants on" and release the so-called Epstein files.
Speaking to Sky News UK, Mr Roberts praised the monarch for "setting a roadmap" for other countries.
"He's setting a precedent to the rest of the world to say: I do stand with survivors, I am going to hold even my brother to account," he told the broadcaster.
"But it's still not enough in the sense that he [Andrew] is still walking around a free man.
"Let's not be naive here, he's not going to be living on the side of the road.
"He's still in a very, let's say, cushy spot, when he should be … he should be investigated. Let's put it that way."
Mr Roberts went on to say that the Trump administration was "safeguarding" documents that may tell a fuller story about Epstein's behaviour and associates.
"They have it locked away in a little Pandora's box of people that are implicated, and we need to investigate them because Prince Andrew is just one of many that need to be investigated thoroughly," he said.
'Put your big boy pants on'
Asked if he wanted to meet the King, he said he "would love the opportunity to tell my sister's story to the palace", adding the monarch could "put pressure on President Trump" over the Epstein files.
"He should tell Donald Trump, verbatim: put your big boy pants on, and let's get these Epstein files released, so that we can go after these monsters properly," Mr Roberts said.
UK trade minister Chris Bryant, meanwhile, has said that Andrew should, if requested by authorities, go to the US and answer questions about Epstein.
He told the BBC: “I think that just as with any ordinary member of the public, if there were requests from another jurisdiction of this kind, I would expect any decently minded person to comply with that request. So I feel exactly the same in this situation.”
"What I'm basically saying is that I think that if Andrew is asked to do something by a Senate committee then I would have thought that he would want to comply."
London's Metropolitan Police have previously probed Ms Giuffre's claims, but said in 2021 they were taking no further action after re-reviewing their investigation.
Andrew, 65 — the second son of the late Queen Elizabeth II — has repeatedly denied the allegations.
But he agreed to pay Ms Giuffre millions of dollars in 2022 to end her civil sexual assault case against him.
News of Andrew's effective exile has been welcomed in the UK and elsewhere.
The public mood was highlighted when the audience at a live taping of the BBC's flagship political debate program "Question Time" broke into applause when the news was announced.
"Finally!" headlined the Daily Mirror, while The Sun went with "The Andrew formerly known as Prince".
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's spokesman said on Friday the government "fully supports the decision taken". It is understood that the Palace consulted Downing Street beforehand.
Ms Giuffre, a US and Australian citizen, took her own life in April, aged 41.
The king's younger brother will now simply be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
Separately, Andrew has been removed from the official roll of the peerage, effectively meaning he also loses his Duke of York title.
However, he remains — for now — eighth in line to the throne, with speculation that could be the next target.
Andrew will move shortly to a lodge on the King's Sandringham estate, in eastern England. This will be privately funded by Charles.
However, the move could take weeks or even months to happen.
A timeline of Andrew's demise
Tap the boxes below to see the key dates in the series of events that ended with Andrew being stripped of his royal titles and told to leave home.
2001–2011
March, 2001: Photo taken of Prince Andrew with Virginia Giuffre (then known as Virginia Roberts) and Ghislaine Maxwell in London — allegedly by late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
December, 2010: Prince Andrew photographed with Epstein in Central Park, New York — after Epstein was released from prison on a sexual offence charge
February 21, 2011: New York Post publishes photo of Andrew and Epstein with headline "Prince and perv"
February 27, 2011: Daily Mail publishes interview with Virginia Giuffre and the now infamous photo — but article stops short of accusing him of misconduct
February 28, 2011: Prince Andrew allegedly emails Epstein saying "we're in this together" and "we'll play some more soon" in reference to negative press
2015–2019
Janaury, 2015: Allegations Prince Andrew has sex with a minor made public as part of a lawsuit against Epstein
January, 2015: Daily Mail publishes story identifying Virginia Roberts as the victim in the case, including details of the night of the alleged offence
July, 2019: Epstein arrested on sex trafficking charges
August, 2019: Epstein found dead in his jail cell
November 16, 2019: Prince Andrew gives lengthy interview with BBC denying sexual abuse allegations, saying he does not sweat, that he cut off contact with Epstein in December 2010 and questioning the legitimacy of the 2001 photo
November 20, 2019: Prince Andrew steps back from public duties "for the foreseeable future" because his relations with Epstein became "a major disruption"
2021–2025
September, 2021: Prince Andrew served with sexual assault civil lawsuit papers, lodged in the US by Virginia Giuffre
October, 2021: British police say they will not be taking further action after conducting a review of evidence relating to sex crime allegations against Prince Andrew
Janaury, 2022: Prince Andrew is stripped of his honorary military titles after a judge rejects his bid to have the civil lawsuit dismissed — but he remains a prince and the Duke of York
February, 2022: Prince Andrew reaches a settlement with Virginia Giuffre in her civil case, agreeing to donate to her victims' rights charity
September, 2024: Prince Andrew told to pay for the upkeep of the 30-room Royal Lodge mansion he rents from the Crown Estate if he wants to keep living there, the BBC reports
December 14, 2024: Prince Andrew says he "ceased all contact" with an unnamed businessman accused of being a Chinese spy
February, 2025: saying "we're in this together" and "we'll play soon" from a member of the royal family — who British media says it's believed was Prince Andrew
April, 2025: Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide, with her family calling her a "fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking"
September, 2025: Multiple charities cut ties with Prince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson after it was revealed she emailed Epstein calling him "a supreme friend" in 2011
October 12, 2025: The Daily Mail and The Sun claim to have confirmed the email was sent from Prince Andrew — contradicting his assertion he cut off contacts with Epstein in December 2010
October 15, 2025: Extracts of Virginia Giuffre's memoir published by British media revive allegations against Prince Andrew
October 16, 2015: British newspaper The Telegraph publishes story linking Prince Andrew with a different "Chinese spymaster"
October 17, 2025: Prince Andrew announces he will no longer use his titles and honours while "vigorously" denying allegations — however, he has not been stripped of his Dukedom and is referred to as a prince
October 21, 2025: The BBC reveals details of Prince Andrew's "peppercorn" lease of Royal Lodge amid growing scrutiny in his lavish living arrangements
October 30, 2025: Prince Andrew is stripped of his royal titles and told to leave Royal Lodge — he is now referred to as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor
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