CAMPAIGNERS have called for an investigation into the entire royal family following fresh revelations about Prince Andrew over the weekend.

The King’s brother, who continues to live comfortably in the lavish 30-bedroom Royal Lodge mansion, announced on Friday that he will give up his Duke of York title and honours to avoid distracting from the work of the royal family. 

Despite his fall from grace, the royal will still keep his title as a prince. 

His announcement comes ahead of tomorrow’s publication of a posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre, who had accused him of having sex with her underage after being trafficked by convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Ms Giuffre described the prince as being “entitled” and that he “believed having sex with me was his birthright,” in extracts published in the Guardian. 

She said that when she met Andrew, he correctly guessed her age — 17 — telling her: “My daughters are just a little younger than you.”

Ms Giuffre described another sexual encounter she had with the prince and Mr Epstein on the latter’s private island, as an “orgy” with eight other young girls who “all appeared to be under the age of 18.”

Prince Andrew said he had no recollection of ever meeting Ms Giuffre during a Newsnight interview in 2019 and continues to deny her accusations.

A case was settled out of court in 2022, after she brought a civil sex assault claim against him, in which he reportedly paid about £12 million.

Ms Giuffre died by suicide in April this year.

Today, the Mail on Sunday reported that Prince Andrew asked his taxpayer-funded Met bodyguard to investigate Ms Giuffre in 2011, just hours before the paper published a photograph of the royal with his hands around her.

He gave the officer her date of birth and confidential social security number, the newspaper reported. It is not suggested that the officer complied with the request. 

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said that it is “looking into the claims made.”

King Charles had allowed his brother to attend his coronation in 2023, but ruled that he will no longer attend Christmas Day. 

The Times reported that when William becomes King, he will be “ruthless” and ban Prince Andrew from all royal events, including his coronation. 

But campaign group Republic said it is not credible that senior royals were not aware of his actions.

Speaking on behalf of the group, Graham Smith said: “The reality is that William and Charles are trying to protect their privilege and status, and to keep people from asking difficult questions about their own complicity.

“At no point has this been about royal concern for the victims of Epstein or Andrew. It has been about protecting William and Charles from the damaging fallout from the scandal.

“It is not credible to believe that the Met would not have informed senior royals of Andrew’s attempts to use them to smear Giuffre.

“There are also questions as to why the Met continues to refuse to investigate, interview or charge Andrew.

“Rather than trivial talk about not attending church or a future coronation, we need to be talking about why Andrew isn’t facing criminal charges and why the royals aren’t facing an inquiry.”

Labour MP for York Central Rachael Maskell noted that Andrew will continue to hold the title linked to her city in law.

She said: “In order to remove the title, there needs to be an Act of Parliament, and that is why my Removal of Titles Bill enabled the King or a grand committee of both Houses of Parliament to determine that the King have the powers to remove the title.

“I believe that this should be reintroduced to Parliament to provide the King such powers.”

On Prince Andrew’s multi-million settlement, which has caused speculation over whether it came from taxpayers’ money, Ms Maskell added: “Further transparency is needed over the financial settlements as well so that the public can have clarity over its source.”

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband told Sky News that the issue of Prince Andrew’s titles was one for the royal family to decide.

“I think in this we’re going to be guided by the palace and the royal family,” he said.

The Scottish Greens renewed calls for the monarchy to be abolished altogether.

MSP Patrick Harvie said: “The Royal family is a long-outdated institution that has allowed power and influence to be passed down as an heirloom and concentrated in the hands of the very few.

“The UK monarchy is an antiquated relic from yesteryear, and serves no purpose in the 21st century.”