Jeffrey Epstein Pal Prince Andrew Free To Travel Again, But Remains ‘an Embarrassment’ To Royal Family: Expert

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Prince Andrew tin now reportedly extremity his self-imposed recreation prohibition pursuing his arguable ties to Jeffrey Epstein. And while nan disgraced Duke of York tin recreation freely without fearfulness of repercussions, royal experts insist to Fox News Digital that "Air Miles Andy" is nary longer.

"Prince Andrew remains an embarrassment to nan royal family," royal master Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital. "No 1 has forgotten his infamous ‘Newsnight’ question and reply aliases nan photograph pinch Epstein… He continues to beryllium seen arsenic an entitled imbecile."

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Prince Andrew's (right) arguable ties to Jeffrey Epstein (left) will proceed to haunt him. (Getty Images)

"He tin only beryllium seen pinch nan royal family wrong a religion without attracting fiercely antagonistic comment," Fitzwilliams said. "[But] unless he accepts that he has been recovered blameworthy successful nan tribunal of nationalist sentiment and… [shows] immoderate repentance or, astatine nan very least, thing affirmative which helps others, astatine his best, his early is good down him."

Fox News Digital obtained a two-page soul Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI memo that says that Epstein, a precocious American financier and convicted pedophile, died by suicide, and location is nary database of clients who were progressive successful exploitation.

Prince Andrew claimed he regretted his relationship pinch Jeffrey Epstein. (Chris Radburn/Reuters)

"This systemic reappraisal revealed nary incriminating ‘client list,’" a information of nan memo read. "There was besides nary reliable grounds recovered that Epstein blackmailed salient individuals arsenic portion of his actions. We did not uncover grounds that could predicate an investigation against uncharged 3rd parties." 

Jeffrey Epstein was connected pinch respective salient people, including politicians, actors and academics. (Rick Friedman/Corbis/Getty Images)

The memo besides stated that Epstein died by termination successful 2019 successful nan Metropolitan Correctional Facility successful New York City.

A root claimed to The Sun that nan boy of Queen Elizabeth II has been overseas only "once" since his arguable relationship to Epstein came to light.

Queen Elizabeth II died successful September 2022. England's longest-reigning monarch was 96. (Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

"He has ever been very tense astir going overseas and felt he’d ever beryllium looking complete his enarthrosis arsenic he could beryllium taxable to civilian action or, astatine worst, being arrested," nan root claimed to nan outlet.

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Prince Andrew, nan Duke of York, has been keeping a debased floor plan astatine his palatial Royal Lodge home. (Steve Parsons/Getty Images)

"Hopefully pinch this retired of nan measurement it intends he tin astatine slightest time off nan country," nan insider continued. "What’s he expected to do pinch nan remainder of his life? He hasn’t been convicted of immoderate crime and can’t beryllium astir doing thing astatine Royal Lodge forever."

A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace antecedently told Fox News Digital they don’t speak for nan duke, arsenic he's nary longer a moving royal.

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Royal experts told Fox News Digital that Andrew primitively earned nan nickname "Air Miles Andy" for his predominant travels crossed nan globe. However, British royals master Hilary Fordwich pointed retired to Fox News Digital that it’s apt Andrew will proceed to support his caput down to debar further humiliation and scrutiny.

Two weeks anterior to his death, Epstein had been placed connected termination watch aft he was recovered hardly conscious successful his compartment pinch injuries to his neck. He had been taken disconnected termination watch conscionable days earlier hanging himself.  (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)

"While Andrew mightiness beryllium emotion a consciousness of alleviation and cautious optimism, being now technically capable to travel, some his individual and nationalist prospects stay constrained by nan enduring antagonistic fallout, arsenic good arsenic his frightfully tarnished estimation from nan Epstein scandal," she explained.

"The media will [still] beryllium relentless and astir surely not positive. They will besides beryllium much apt to beryllium hostile, arsenic good arsenic embarrassing to nan royal family, if he does recreation to nan U.S. He is not apt to ever regain nationalist favour either nor return to immoderate prominence."

Little St. James Island, 1 of nan properties of financier Jeffrey Epstein, is seen successful an aerial position adjacent Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. (Marco Bello/Reuters)

"He mislaid each his royal patronages and subject roles," Fordwich continued. "There is nary denotation whatsoever that King Charles III, aliases immoderate elder royal, ever intends to rehabilitate his nationalist image nor to reconstruct his erstwhile position successful immoderate way."

The Duke of York attends a Grand Fleet Air Arm Reunion astatine nan Royal Naval Air Station, Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom, circa 1995. Prince Andrew earned nan nickname "Air Miles Andy" owed to his predominant travels earlier nan Epstein contention came to light. (Tim Graham/Getty Images)

"Senior royals are acold much concerned pinch protecting nan institution’s reputation. Anything Andrew does is seen as… a liability. Prince William remains adamant regarding severely restricting immoderate options for information astatine all. So, he mightiness travel, but not successful immoderate general capacity."

Fitzwilliams besides questioned "what is nan constituent of him?" referring to immoderate contributions Andrew tin make arsenic a royal.

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Prince Andrew reportedly refuses to time off down his Royal Lodge location for a smaller residence. (DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

"He isn't doing thing useful, though a occupation could beryllium recovered helping to tally nan royal estates," he said. "He whitethorn good cling connected to nan thirty-room Royal Lodge if he tin spend nan upkeep… He has a 75-year lease [that] he took retired successful 2003."

According to reports, Prince Andrew lives successful Royal Lodge pinch his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

"It’s noted that he did not connection to thief pinch nan FBI investigation, though he had primitively offered to do so," said Fitzwilliams. "It should besides beryllium stressed that he has not been recovered blameworthy of thing and has ever maintained his innocence."

King Charles’ younger relative stepped backmost arsenic a elder royal successful 2019 pursuing his atomic televised question and reply pinch BBC’s "Newsnight" about his ties to Epstein. At nan time, nan royal said he regretted his narration pinch nan 66-year-old.

Prince Andrew was known arsenic Queen Elizabeth II's favourite son. (Richard Pohle - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

In January 2022, nan queen, who died successful September of that year, stripped her 2nd boy of his subject titles and patronages. At nan time, nan begetter of 2 attempted to person a intersexual maltreatment suit made by Virginia Giuffre dismissed. Andrew settled pinch Giuffre for an undisclosed sum, agreeing to make a "substantial donation" to her survivors’ organization.

Prince Andrew is seen present pinch his girl Princess Beatrice of York astatine nan ceremonial of Queen Elizabeth II astatine Westminster Abbey connected September 19, 2022, successful London, England. (Daniel Leal - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

A connection revenge successful tribunal said that nan prince acknowledged Epstein was a activity trafficker and Giuffre "an established unfortunate of abuse."

Giuffre said Epstein trafficked her and that she had activity pinch Andrew 3 times: successful London during her 2001 trip, astatine Epstein’s New York mansion erstwhile she was 17, and successful nan Virgin Islands erstwhile she was 18. 

She took her life successful April of this year at her workplace successful Western Australia, her publicist confirmed. She was 41.

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Virginia Roberts Giuffre holds a photograph of herself arsenic a teen, erstwhile she says she was abused by Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew, among others. (Emily Michot/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

It is believed that Andrew first met Epstein successful 1999. Andrew claimed he trim ties pinch Epstein soon aft nan brace were photographed taking a stroll done Central Park.

According to reports, Prince Andrew met Jeffrey Epstein successful 1999. (Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images)

Epstein killed himself while awaiting proceedings connected U.S. national activity trafficking charges involving dozens of teenage girls and young women, immoderate arsenic young arsenic 14. The charges came 14 years after police successful Palm Beach, Florida, first began investigating allegations that he sexually abused underage girls who were hired to springiness him massages.

Ghislaine Maxwell was a British socialite whose begetter was property baron Robert Maxwell. (Mathieu Polak/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)

Epstein's partner successful crime, Ghislaine Maxwell, was convicted successful 2021 connected national activity trafficking and conspiracy charges. The British socialite, 63, was sentenced to 20 years successful prison.  

Ghislaine Maxwell walks and jogs astir nan way astatine FCI Tallahassee wherever she’s presently serving 20 years for her domiciled successful nan activity trafficking ringing operated by Jeffrey Epstein. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)

Kinsey Schofield, big of nan To Di for Daily podcast, antecedently told Fox News Digital that Andrew’s estimation is everlastingly tarnished. At this point, she argued, he should ne'er beryllium seen aliases heard from again arsenic there’s thing he tin do to redeem himself publicly.

Virginia Giuffre died connected April 25, 2025. She was 41. (Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"Andrew needs to debar being seen aliases heard for the remainder of King Charles’ reign," said Schofield. "If you want to be religion pinch your family, good — enactment 100 feet down them erstwhile photographers are around. Otherwise, he should continue… equine riding privately connected nan spot that King Charles asked him to surrender. Whether he’s guiltless of nan first accusations is irrelevant. He’s blameworthy by relation pinch Jeffrey Epstein."

Fox News Digital's Peter D'Abrosca and The Associated Press contributed to this report.