Britain's Prince Andrew is to defer an honourary Royal Navy promotion after he stepped back from full royal duties over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Buckingham Palace said Friday.
over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Buckingham Palace said Friday.
But a palace spokeswoman said Andrew would push back the promotion until he can resume full royal duties.that he had had sex with a 17-year-old girl procured by Epstein, a wealthy financier found dead in a US prison last August while awaiting charges of trafficking minors."By convention, the Duke of York would be in line for military promotion on his 60th birthday," the spokeswoman said.
The announcement came hours after the British government said it had changed the policy of flying flags on royal birthdays. But Westminster Abbey - the historic central London location of every royal coronation since 1066 and host of 16 royal weddings - said it would still sound its bells for the prince.
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