From PBS NewsHour.

London police say they are investigating allegations that Prince Andrew asked a former bodyguard to dig up damaging information about the woman who accused him of sexual assault.

Media reports say that in 2011, the prince gave Virginia Giuffre’s birth date and Social Security number to a London police officer. Giuffre, who died by suicide earlier this year, said the prince assaulted her when she was 17 years old.

On Friday, Prince Andrew gave up the royal title Duke of York following years of controversy over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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