The FBI and DOJ's new memo concluding that Jeffrey Epstein had no "client list" comes over five years after Prince Andrew's relationship led to his step back from royal duties.

In a New York civil lawsuit, Virginia Giuffre alleged that Epstein trafficked her in the early 2000s to London, New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands to have sex with the prince when she was 17. Andrew denied the allegation and settled out of court, paying a substantial sum but admitting no liability. Giuffre died by suicide in April.

Prince Andrew may be "plotting major move after FBI ends Epstein probe", according to a friend of the duke. The royal, 65, has been permanently staying at Royal Lodge in Windsor for the past six years amid fears of an arrest if he left the UK.