London Police Drop Prince Andrew Inquiry, Conclude Review By Not Taking Further Action

London Police has officially dropped their investigation into Prince Andrew after reviewing a number of documents as part of Virginia Roberts Giuffre's lawsuit in the United States.

The Metropolitan Police Service has already concluded its inquiry against Prince Andrew. The investigation ensued after Giuffre sued the Duke of York for allegedly forcing her to perform sexual acts with him. She alleged that she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein when she was underage.

"This review has concluded and we are taking no further action," the Metropolitan Police Service said in a statement to CNN Monday.

An unnamed source close to the duke said the decision was not surprising at all. Prince Andrew has already denied similar allegations in the past.

"It comes as no surprise that the Met Police have confirmed that, having reviewed the sex assault claims against The Duke for a third time, they are taking no further action," the anonymous insider was quoted as saying by royal correspondent Chris Ship.

"Despite pressure from the media and claims of new evidence, the Met have concluded that the claims are not sufficient to warrant any further investigation. The Duke has always vigorously maintained his innocence and continues to do so," the insider added.

The Met also said it would not be taking further action about the review of claims uncovered in an investigation by London-based Channel 4 News in June, saying that "more than half a dozen claims that young women and girls are alleged to have been targeted, trafficked, groomed, or abused in the UK for more than a decade by Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell."

"We also reviewed information passed to us by a media organization in June 2021. This review is complete and no further action will be taken," the police force said.

"[Met] continues to liaise with other law enforcement agencies who lead the investigation into matters related to Jeffrey Epstein," their statement continued.

Maxwell has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking as well as to the other charges against her.

Meanwhile, the decision received mixed responses on social media.

"Letting Prince Andrew off the hook from a legal standpoint is a threat to the Royal Family. If the monarchy can get away with crimes like rape & sex trafficking in the 21st century, then they’ve outlived their contemporary relevance," one wrote before adding, "Paid mascots with no political power."

Another insider responded, "If there really is no credible evidence though, putting him on trial just for the sake of it would be politically motivated, and not the sort of thing that's supposed to happen in a constitutional democracy."