The scandal has escalated since the prince's interview with BBC aired last week.
Britain's Prince Andrew stepped down from public duties on Wednesday, saying the controversy surrounding his"ill-judged" association with late US financier Jeffrey Epstein had caused major disruption to the royal family's work.
"It has become clear to me over the last few days that the circumstances relating to my former association with Jeffrey Epstein have become a major disruption to my family's work," he said in a statement issued by Buckingham Palace. In a televised debate on Tuesday night, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the monarchy was"beyond reproach" while opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said the institution"needs a bit of improvement" and that there were questions to be answered.Andrew, widely reputed to be the favourite of the queen's three sons, has been under scrutiny over his friendship with Epstein for several years.
He said her account of meeting him sweating and dancing almost two decades ago at a London nightclub before having sex with him could not be true, noting that he suffered from a medical condition that stopped him perspiring.
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