The Duke of York surrenders his designation as Duke of York.
He is giving up his honors, including the Duke of York, he has announced in a own words.
He has been under increasing pressure over his associations with convicted criminal Jeffrey Epstein, with calls for the monarchy to take action against him.
That now appears to have led to the figure deciding to willingly give up his honors and to give up membership of the Order of the Garter.
In his message he said he continued to "strongly refute the allegations against me".
"In consultation with the King, and my direct and broader family, we have decided the ongoing accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the royal household," said a message from the royal.
"I have opted, as I always have, to put my obligation to my relatives and land first.
"I uphold my decision five years ago to step back from official duties.
"With His Majesty's consent, we think I must now go a step further. I will therefore no longer hold my designation or the honours which have been conferred upon me. As I have said earlier, I firmly deny the accusations against me."
Prince Andrew has been involved in a number of issues, among them a legal case he settled with an accuser, doubts about his finances and his connection with an suspected foreign agent.
He will stay a prince - but will stop to be the the Duke, a designation received from his parent, the late Queen Elizabeth.
Andrew had already stopped to be a "active member" and had given up the use of his royal style and no longer participated at state occasions. His status now will be even more diminished.
His ex-wife will be known as Sarah and no longer Duchess of York, but their offspring will persist to have the honor of princess.
He has encountered strong scrutiny over his associations with disgraced financier the financier, more recently featuring doubts about when he had truly cut off contact.
In his media discussion, the royal had said that he had severed all connections with the financier after they had been seen together in New York in December 2010.
But messages sent in early 2011 later surfaced suggesting that Andrew had in private continued in touch with him, including sending a note: "Stay in contact and we'll meet again soon!"
There had been mounting annoyance in Buckingham Palace at the scandals that continued to surround the figure.
Next week a book released after death by Giuffre will be released which is expected to draw more attention on Prince Andrew's connection with the plaintiff and Jeffrey Epstein.
