Britain’s Prince Andrew asked police in 2011 to dig up personal information about Virginia Giuffre, the woman who accused him of sexually abusing her as a teenager, a British newspaper reported on Sunday, days after the royal gave up his Duke of York title.
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London’s Metropolitan Police said it was “actively looking” into the allegations in the Mail on Sunday report. Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles, said on Friday he would no longer use his title following years of criticism about his behaviour and connections to the late American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
He said the accusations – which he has repeatedly denied – were a distraction from the work of the king and the royals.
Sunday’s report, however, suggests the move has failed to contain the scandal.
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Andrew, 65, stepped down from a roving UK trade ambassador role in 2011 before quitting all royal duties in 2019.