London: The Duke of York could be stripped of his round-the-clock armed bodyguards in the wake of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

Prince Andrew in that car-crash interview about his friendship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Prince Andrew, 59, faces losing his police protection following a Home Office and Scotland Yard review that came after he announced that he was to "step back from public duties for the foreseeable future", with the Queen's permission.

A final decision is in the hands of Priti Patel, the Home Secretary and, ultimately, the Prime Minister.

It comes as the 93-year-old monarch and senior royals continue to deal with the implications of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's decision to step away from front-line duties.