Prince Andrew free to travel abroad as FBI ends probe into royal's Jeffrey Epstein links

Prince Andrew can finally end his self-imposed travel ban after a leaked memo revealed that the FBI is closing its investigation into the royal’s Jeffrey Epstein links.

The disgraced Duke of York, 65, has left the UK once in the last six years over fears of an arrest, civil lawsuits or being subpoenaed.

Now, it appears as though the scandal-scarred prince — who has been kept at arm’s length from the royal fold — is able to venture out of the UK without fear of repercussions.

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Prince Andrew can finally end his self-imposed travel ban after a leaked memo revealed that the FBI is closing its investigation into the royal’s Jeffrey Epstein links. ZUMAPRESS.com

“He has been abroad once since the scandal erupted,” a source alleged to the Sun.

“He has always been very nervous about going abroad and felt he’d always be looking over his shoulder as he could be subject to civil action or at worst, being arrested.”

“Hopefully with this out of the way it means he can at least leave the country,” the insider went on. “What’s he supposed to do with the rest of his life? He hasn’t been convicted of any crime and can’t sit around doing nothing at Royal Lodge forever.”

Prior to his controversies, Andrew was dubbed “Air Miles Andy” following his frequent globe-trotting adventures at the taxpayers’ expense.

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The disgraced Duke of York, 65, has left the UK once in the last six years over fears of an arrest, civil lawsuits or being subpoenaed. Shutterstock

But his travels came to a grinding halt in recent years, with his only oversees trip being to Bahrain in 2022.

A leaked memo this week concluded that no charges will be brought against Andrew or any other high-profile associate of the disgraced financier.

The investigation also confirmed that there was no evidence that Epstein kept a “client list” — despite Attorney General Pam Bondi saying in February that she had the client list “sitting on my desk right now to review.“

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A leaked memo this week concluded that no charges will be brought against Andrew or any other high-profile associate of the disgraced financier. Peacock

The younger brother of King Charles has strenuously denied claims against him and had previously insisted that he has no recollection of ever meeting Virginia Giuffre.

In February 2022, Giuffre and Andrew’s attorneys filed court papers stating they had reached an agreement in principle to settle the lawsuit she had filed against him.

Andrew admitted no wrongdoing but wrote in a letter that he regretted his association with Epstein, who Giuffre claims trafficked her to the royal and other rich and powerful men.

[Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre, and Ghislaine Maxwell posing for a photo.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/prince-andrew-virginia-giuffre-ghislaine-103329040.jpg?w=1024)

Andrew previously insisted that he has no recollection of ever meeting Virginia Giuffre US District Court – Southern District of New York (SDNY)/AFP via Getty Images

In 2020, the FBI had asked the UK Home Office to assist it in bringing Andrew in for questioning, but the investigation was put on hold in 2024 for reasons unknown.

Andrew’s anxiety was kicked into high gear in January after it was revealed that he had kept in contact withEpstein for longer than he initially let on.

It emerged that he had messaged Epstein to say that they would “play some more soon” in an email sent two months after the prince claimed their friendship had ended.

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Proof of correspondence between the pair showed that Andrew wrote to the financier on the same day a photo of the prince with then-17-year-old Giuffre surfaced online.

Andrew initially claimed he had cut ties with Epstein — who died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking and federal conspiracy charges — in December 2010.

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Andrew’s anxiety was kicked into high gear in January after it was revealed that he had kept in contact with Epstein for longer than he initially let on. AP

However, in late February 2011, Andrew wrote to Epstein, “Keep in close touch and we’ll play some more soon.”

Giuffre died by suicide in April. She was 41.

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