The British government said Thursday it had changed the policy of flying flags on royal birthdays, with local authorities no longer required to raise the Union Flag for scandal-hit Prince Andrew. Officials earlier said they were considering how the policy applied "in changing circumstances, such ...
'Zero cooperation' from Prince Andrew over sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, says U.S. prosecutor
Prince Andrew has provided "zero cooperation" regarding late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and has yet to respond to a FBI request for an interview, a U.S. prosecutor said Monday. Andrew denies claims he had sex with a 17-year-old girl procured by Epstein and said in ...
FBI investigates socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and others who 'facilitated' Jeffrey Epstein
The FBI is investigating British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and several other people linked to U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation. They said a principal focus of the ...
Britain's scandal-hit Prince Andrew skips Christmas Day walk after royals' 'bumpy' year
Britain's Prince Andrew skipped the royals' traditional Christmas Day walk to church after what his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, said in her seasonal address had been a "bumpy" year. Andrew has kept a low profile since stepping down from royal duties last month amid outrage ...
2019 was a year of trials and tribulations for Britain's royals
It was a year of trials and tribulations for Britain's royals that Queen Elizabeth II called "quite bumpy" in her Christmas Day message. Here are some of the scandals and misfortunes that have troubled Britain's 93-year-old monarch. The ailing prince The year began with the queen's husband ...
U.K. police defend decision not to launch Jeffrey Epstein-linked sex crime probe
British police confirmed Thursday they "assessed" allegations of sex trafficking made against Jeffrey Epstein and a British woman, but decided not to launch a criminal probe on legal advice. London's Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) said it received an allegation in 2015 of "non-recent trafficking for ...
The British monarchy needs to get serious about brand management
Sweden's experience shows that smaller and cheaper reigning houses are better investments.
Jeremy Corbyn catches up with Johnson in dramatic U.K. election debate
Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn outperformed expectations in a crucial television debate against Prime Minister Boris Johnson, ahead of the U.K.'s general election on Dec. 12. The opposition leader, who has been lagging behind Johnson in personal approval ratings, almost tied with the prime minister in ...
A forensic pathologist hired by Jeffrey Epstein's brother said Wednesday that evidence suggested the disgraced financier had not died by suicide in his jail cell but had been murdered. Michael Baden contradicted the official verdict of suicide by hanging given by officials in August, saying ...
Prince Andrew denies witnessing late U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein abuse young girls
Britain's Prince Andrew on Saturday insisted that "at no stage" during his friendship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein did he "witness ... any behavior of the sort that subsequently led to his arrest." The prince, Queen Elizabeth II's second son, is under heavy fire over ...
