On Friday he relinquished his royal titles, including Duke of York, having already lost the use of his HRH title and after ceasing to be a “working royal”. His ex-wife has also given up her title; she will be known as Sarah Ferguson and no longer Duchess of York.

The Metropolitan police are looking into claims that Prince Andrew asked his taxpayer-funded close protection officer to uncover information about Virginia Giuffre hours before the emergence of a bombshell picture of them together.