The royal family would have preferred not to have to deal with this affair. In 2019, Prince Andrew’s life falls into a horrific situation, just after billionaire Jeffrey Epstein commits suicide. The latter was at the head of a network of pedophilia and sex trafficking in which multiple celebrities would have participated. A woman, Virginia Roberts, accuses Prince Andrew of taking advantage of the late billionaire’s network while having sex with her when she was still a minor. Prince Andrew has always denied these accusations. He even told the BBC during an interview with “not remembering ever having met this woman. » The son of Queen Elizabeth II has also withdrawn from his public duties so as not to tarnish the image of the Crown.
It is now American justice that is in charge of the case. To defend himself, the Duke of York leads a tough battle against the complainant. According to the British tabloid The Sun, Prince Andrew reportedly told the US judge that the charges were all false. He argues that the accuser tries ” to clear herself of her participation in the sex trafficking of Jeffrey Epstein, where she recruited young women to become the sexual partners of Jeffrey Epstein”. Prince Andrew no longer has his military credentials. And he cannot count on the help of his family to support him in public.
During an official trip to the Foundling Museum in London, an ITV reporter asked Prince William about the ongoing case. The reporter asked him: “Do you support Prince Andrew? » The Duke of Cambridge then retorted “Excuse me, can’t I hear you? » the interviewer asked again: “Do you support Prince Andrew? Have you spoken to him recently? » In embarrassment, the queen’s grandson preferred to slip away without saying a word…