Prince Andrew’s portrait stripped from historic pub amid possible FBI probe into relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
PRINCE Andrew was hit by a string of fresh humiliations yesterday — as his portrait was stripped from a historic pub.
The shamed Duke of York is also facing a possible new FBI probe into his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
New emails between the pair emerged yesterday from February 2011, two months after the Duke claimed they had ceased contact.
In one, Andrew, 64, wrote: “Keep in close touch and we’ll play some more soon.”
It was also revealed that one of Andrew’s closest aides privately admitted to an alleged Chinese spy that his notorious BBC Newsnight interview was “hugely ill-advised and unsuccessful”.
Meanwhile, to cap it all, Andrew faced last orders at The Duke of York pub in Fitzrovia, central London, where signs with his portrait were pulled down.
Andrew had given permission for the boozer to use his likeness in 2014 — with American artist Igor Babailov commissioned to paint him in his Royal Navy uniform.
Landlady Debi Sickelmore and her partner Alan Monks kept the signs up, even when the late Queen stripped her son of his military titles and royal patronages in 2022.
However, they are now retiring after running the pub for 20 years, and all trace of Andrew is being removed.
Its new owners, Hertford-based brewery McMullen and Sons, said the name remains but the Duke’s portraits will not.
The pub’s swing sign was stuffed into the back of a van yesterday as Debi and Alan want to hang it in their garden.
A vast corner sign featuring the Duke’s image still remains in place for now.
It was thought to be the only pub in the world featuring a likeness of a living royal.
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