<span style="color: #222222;">Britain's Prince Andrew says he is cancelling his public engagements, as the outcry from his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein showed no sign of abating. Queen Elizabeth II's second son has been under pressure since a television interview broadcast Saturday in which he defended his links to the disgraced American financier who was found dead in prison in August.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">59-year-old Andrew said in an emailed statement that he now recognised his links to Epstein had become a major disruption to the royal family and the charities and organisations associated with it. The Prince said he continues to unequivocally regret his ill-judged association with Jeffrey Epstein.</span><br />