Friends of Prince Andrew say he is “relieved” by the end of the FBI’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, which means the prince can now turn his full attention to business. They said that while the prince has been quietly helping facilitate deals over the past three years between his billionaire contacts,

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.

In a New York civil lawsuit, Virginia Giuffre alleged that Epstein trafficked her in the early 2000s to London, New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands to have sex with the prince when she was 17. Andrew denied the allegation and settled out of court, paying a substantial sum but admitting no liability. Giuffre died by suicide in April.