The Duke of York gives up his honor as Duke of York.
The royal is relinquishing his designations, including the York's Duke, he has announced in a own words.
He has been under increasing attention over his associations with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with demands for the royal household to take measures against him.
That now seems to have resulted in the prince deciding to willingly return his titles and to surrender involvement of the Garter Order.
In his message he said he continued to "strongly refute the allegations against me".
"In talks with the King, and my direct and extended family, we have decided the continued claims about me divert from the responsibilities of the King and the Royal Family," said a announcement from Prince Andrew.
"I have opted, as I always have, to put my obligation to my relatives and country first.
"I stand by my resolution five years ago to step back from public life.
"With His Majesty's agreement, we think I must now go a additional measure. I will therefore no longer employ my honor or the awards which have been conferred upon me. As I have said earlier, I strongly refute the claims against me."
The royal has encountered a series of scandals, among them a court case he settled with Virginia Giuffre, inquiries about his economic affairs and his connection with an alleged foreign agent.
He will remain a royal - but will stop to be the York's Duke, a designation granted from his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth.
He had already stopped to be a "participating figure" and had given up the use of his HRH title and no longer participated at state occasions. His position now will be even more lessened.
His former spouse will be known as Sarah Ferguson and no longer York's Duchess, but their daughters will carry on to have the designation of royal princess.
He has faced severe scrutiny over his links with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, more recently featuring doubts about when he had truly cut off contact.
In his BBC Newsnight interview, the royal had said that he had cut off all links with Jeffrey Epstein after they had been photographed together in NYC in December 2010.
But messages sent in early 2011 later emerged suggesting that he had privately remained in contact with Epstein, for example sending a note: "Remain connected and we'll have further interactions soon!"
There had been mounting frustration in Buckingham Palace at the controversies that continued to plague the prince.
Soon a posthumous memoir by Giuffre will be issued which is expected to bring further scrutiny on Prince Andrew's connection with Virginia Giuffre and Epstein.