Jeffrey Epstein, with royal sources expecting "more days of pain ahead" in the scandal. While the prince will no longer use his titles, including the Duke of York, there are still calls for them to be formally removed. Rachael Maskell, who is the MP for York and says many of her constituents no longer want the city to be associated with the royal, wants the government to change the law to allow this process.

The Metropolitan Police are looking into claims the prince asked a protection officer for personal information about Virginia Giuffre, who said she had been forced to have sex with the prince, a claim he has consistently denied. Her memoir, published posthumously this week, adds to pressure on him. A royal source said the focus of the Royal Family's thoughts were on Epstein's victims and the "whole network of girls and young women who were abused and treated appallingly".

It should not be seen as a reputational or PR battle, they suggested, saying they were treating the ongoing claims with " very great concern". The posthumous memoir by Ms Giuffre repeats claims she was trafficked for sex by Epstein to his powerful circle of friends, including Prince Andrew - an allegation that the prince has strongly denied. Last Friday the prince announced he would no longer use his titles and honours, which include the Duke of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron Killyleagh. He also gave up his membership of the prestigious Order of the Garter.

He remains a prince, a title assigned from birth as the son of a monarch. But constitutional expert Craig Prescott says Andrew's title of "prince" could also be theoretically removed by a legal document issued by monarchs, called Letters Patent. If he ceased to be a prince and as he is no longer Duke of York, he would become Andrew Windsor. Andrew could also be expelled from his place in the line of succession to the throne, where he is currently eighth in line. Parliament could remove him, according to the House of Commons Library, but it would require the consent of all the Commonwealth countries which has the King as head of state. (BBC/PA)