BT calls for Prince Andrew to be dropped as patron of digital skills award scheme

British telecoms giant BT has warned it will only continue to back a digital skills award scheme if Prince Andrew is dropped as patron, as pressure mounts over the royal role of the British Queen’s second son.

The firm joins a growing number of multimillion-euro businesses, universities and charities who have distanced themselves from Andrew in the wake of his interview about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.