Prince Andrew is reportedly preparing to relinquish all of his royal titles including Duke of York

It follows a series of damaging revelations about Andrew's continued contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The Sun on Sunday reported the Duke of York was found to have lied about cutting ties with the disgraced financier, after an email surfaced in which he told Epstein: "We are in this together."

The message, dated 29 February 2011, came just one day after the now-infamous photograph of Andrew with Virginia Giuffre was made public.

According to The Telegraph, the King met with his brother at Buckingham Palace earlier this week, after which Andrew agreed to give up his remaining royal titles.

His ex-wife Sarah, Duchess of York, 65, is also expected to relinquish her title and be known once again as Sarah Ferguson. Andrew will retain his birth title as a prince but will surrender his membership of the Order of the Garter.

Sources told the newspaper palace aides had reached "tipping point" and believed the monarchy had "no choice but to act" following the latest disclosures.

One source told The Sun about the king's alleged plans to strip Andrew of his remaining royal titles: "Considering all options is exactly what is happening. There is a feeling that something must be done. Discussions are taking place. Options are being considered."

The decision marks the most severe action yet taken against Andrew, who was stripped of his military titles, royal patronages and HRH style by Queen Elizabeth II in January 2022 after a US judge ruled he must face a civil sexual assault case brought by Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre.

Andrew later settled the case for an undisclosed sum without admitting liability and has consistently denied having sex with her.

Virginia, who died by suicide in April aged 41, is making posthumous claims in her forthcoming autobiography Nobody's Girl, alleging she was trafficked to Andrew by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell as a teenager.

In the book, due to be released on 21 October, she reportedly writes Andrew viewed their encounters as his "birth right" and said "thank you" to her in a "clipped British accent".

Virginia also claims Maxwell told her the morning after the alleged encounter: "You did well, the prince had fun."

Earlier this year, Andrew was also linked to a separate controversy involving alleged contact with a Chinese spy.

Leaked documents from 2019 showed that he had met with Chinese officials, including Yang Tengbo, and sought to use his royal connections to raise £2.4 billion for an international technology initiative.

Security sources later described the relationship as a potential "threat to national security".