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'''Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward, Duke of York, KG, GCVO, CD, ADC(P)''' is a member of the British royal family.
 
'''Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward, Duke of York, KG, GCVO, CD, ADC(P)''' is a member of the British royal family.
  
On 11 August 2019, Prince Andrew made his first appearance since [[Jeffrey Epstein]]'s death in custody as he went to Crathie Church at Balmoral in [[Scotland]] with [[Elizabeth Windsor|the Queen]].<ref>''[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-prince-andrew-breaks-cover-18903441 "Prince Andrew breaks cover with Queen after death of paedo pal Jeffrey Epstein"]''</ref> On 20 November 2019, after a "car crash" interview about his relationship with Epstein, [[Queen Elizabeth II|his mother]] gave him permission to “step back from public duties for the foreseeable future”.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/20/prince-andrew-to-step-back-from-public-duties-for-foreseeable-future</ref>  
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Diplomats in the UAE revealed that Mohammed bin Zayed, [[Abdullah II of Jordan]] and the UK's [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York]], are "close friends" that "frequently hunt &mdash; in Morocco and Tanzania".<ref name=autogenerated6>{{cite news|author1=Leigh, David|author-link=David Leigh (journalist)|author2=Booth, Robert |title=US Embassy Cables Flush Out Royal Gossip &mdash; Nuggets of Diplomatic 'News' about Prince Charles, Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew Found in Leaked Dispatches|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/nov/29/us-embassy-cables-flush-royal-gossip|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=29 November 2010|accessdate=18 December 2010|location=London}}</ref>
  
==Friendship with Jeffrey Epstein==
 
In March 2011, it was reported that Andrew's friendship with [[Jeffrey Epstein]], was producing "a steady stream of criticism". His wife, [[Sarah, Duchess of York]], disclosed that the Duke helped arrange for [[Jeffrey Epstein|Epstein]] to pay off some of her debts.<ref>{{cite web|first=Steven|last=Swinford|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8366199/Duchess-of-York-admits-Duke-arranged-for-convicted-paedophile-Jeffrey-Epstein-to-pay-off-her-debts.html|title=Duchess of York admits Duke arranged for convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to pay off her debts|date=7 March 2011|work=The Daily Telegraph|publisher=Telegraph Media Group|location=London, England|accessdate=19 April 2016}}</ref> The Duke strolled publicly with Epstein after the latter's release from prison, allegedly while negotiating this financial help.<ref>{{cite web|first=Gordon|last=Rayner|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8365020/Duke-of-York-appealed-to-Jeffrey-Epstein-to-help-Duchess-pay-debt.html|title=Duke of York 'appealed to Jeffrey Epstein to help Duchess pay debt'|date=6 March 2011|work=The Daily Telegraph|publisher=Telegraph Media Group|location=London, England|accessdate=19 April 2016}}</ref> In July 2011, the Duke was reported to have cut all ties with Epstein.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prince Andrew: Envoy career plagued with controversy|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12663378|accessdate=12 June 2013|work=BBC News|date=21 July 2011}}</ref>
 
  
In January 2015, there was renewed media pressure for Buckingham Palace to explain the Duke's connection with Epstein.<ref name="JonSwaine">{{cite web|first=Robert|last=Booth|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/06/palace-prince-andrew-links-jeffrey-epstein|title=Palace digs in over Prince Andrew’s links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian Media Group|location=London, England|date=9 January 2015|accessdate=19 April 2016}}</ref> [[Peter Oborne]], writing in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' in January 2015, stated that "the proven facts are grim enough. What was the prince doing, in the first place, with Epstein, a [[paedophile]] who was jailed in 2008 for soliciting young girls for under-age prostitution?"<ref>{{cite web|first=Peter|last=Oborne|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/11324575/It-was-all-going-so-well-for-the-Royal-family.html|title=It was all going so well for the Royal Family|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|publisher=Telegraph Media Group|location=London, England|date=5 January 2015}}</ref>
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On 11 August 2019, Prince Andrew made his first appearance since [[Jeffrey Epstein]]'s death in custody as he went to Crathie Church at Balmoral in [[Scotland]] with [[Elizabeth Windsor|the Queen]].<ref>''[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-prince-andrew-breaks-cover-18903441 "Prince Andrew breaks cover with Queen after death of paedo pal Jeffrey Epstein"]''</ref> On 20 November 2019, after a "car crash" interview about his relationship with Epstein, [[Queen Elizabeth II|his mother]] gave him permission to “step back from public duties for the foreseeable future”.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/20/prince-andrew-to-step-back-from-public-duties-for-foreseeable-future</ref>
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On 2 June 2022, at the start of a four-day Platinum Jubilee celebration, Prince Andrew did not appear at the traditional Trooping the Colour birthday ceremony which was attended by Prince Charles, representing the Queen.<ref>''[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prince-andrew-misses-queens-birthday-27129474 "Prince Andrew misses Queen's birthday bash as Meghan and Harry get last-minute slot"]''</ref> He was expected to attend a Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral together with all members of the royal family on Friday 3 June, but a palace spokesperson said:
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:“After undertaking a routine test the Duke has tested positive for [[Covid]] and with regret will no longer be attending tomorrow’s service.”<ref>''[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-andrew-covid-platinum-jubilee-b2092782.html "PRINCE ANDREW TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID AND WILL MISS JUBILEE THANKSGIVING SERVICE"]''</ref>
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==Friendship with Epstein==
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In March 2011, it was reported that Andrew's friendship with [[Jeffrey Epstein]], was producing "a steady stream of criticism". His wife, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah,_Duchess_of_York Sarah, Duchess of York,] disclosed that the Duke helped arrange for [[Jeffrey Epstein|Epstein]] to pay off some of her debts.<ref>''[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8366199/Duchess-of-York-admits-Duke-arranged-for-convicted-paedophile-Jeffrey-Epstein-to-pay-off-her-debts.html "Duchess of York admits Duke arranged for convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to pay off her debts"]''</ref> The Duke strolled publicly with Epstein after the latter's release from prison, allegedly while negotiating this financial help.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8365020/Duke-of-York-appealed-to-Jeffrey-Epstein-to-help-Duchess-pay-debt.html</ref> In July 2011, the Duke was reported to have cut all ties with Epstein.<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12663378 "Prince Andrew: Envoy career plagued with controversy"]''</ref>
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In January 2015, there was renewed media pressure for Buckingham Palace to explain the Duke's connection with Epstein.<ref name="JonSwaine">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/06/palace-prince-andrew-links-jeffrey-epstein</ref> [[Peter Oborne]], writing in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' in January 2015, stated that "the proven facts are grim enough. What was the prince doing, in the first place, with Epstein, a [[paedophile]] who was jailed in 2008 for soliciting young girls for under-age prostitution?"<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/11324575/It-was-all-going-so-well-for-the-Royal-family.html</ref>
  
 
[[Whitney Webb]] did observe that online articles from British media, which have highlighted the relationship between the two from several years back, have been scrubbed from the [[Internet]] by the time the affair came into the spotlight.<ref>https://alethonews.com/2019/10/14/these-scrubbed-reports-reveal-new-secrets-into-the-prince-andrew-jeffrey-epstein-relationship/ saved at [http://web.archive.org/web/20200512022921/https://alethonews.com/2019/10/14/these-scrubbed-reports-reveal-new-secrets-into-the-prince-andrew-jeffrey-epstein-relationship/ Archive.org] saved at [http://archive.is/HmBX5 Archive.is]</ref><ref>https://www.mintpressnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ANDREW_S-FIXER_SHE_S-THE-DAUGHTER-OF-ROBERT-MAXWELL-AND-1.pdf saved at [http://web.archive.org/web/20191015073606/https://www.mintpressnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ANDREW_S-FIXER_SHE_S-THE-DAUGHTER-OF-ROBERT-MAXWELL-AND-1.pdf Archive.org]</ref>
 
[[Whitney Webb]] did observe that online articles from British media, which have highlighted the relationship between the two from several years back, have been scrubbed from the [[Internet]] by the time the affair came into the spotlight.<ref>https://alethonews.com/2019/10/14/these-scrubbed-reports-reveal-new-secrets-into-the-prince-andrew-jeffrey-epstein-relationship/ saved at [http://web.archive.org/web/20200512022921/https://alethonews.com/2019/10/14/these-scrubbed-reports-reveal-new-secrets-into-the-prince-andrew-jeffrey-epstein-relationship/ Archive.org] saved at [http://archive.is/HmBX5 Archive.is]</ref><ref>https://www.mintpressnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ANDREW_S-FIXER_SHE_S-THE-DAUGHTER-OF-ROBERT-MAXWELL-AND-1.pdf saved at [http://web.archive.org/web/20191015073606/https://www.mintpressnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ANDREW_S-FIXER_SHE_S-THE-DAUGHTER-OF-ROBERT-MAXWELL-AND-1.pdf Archive.org]</ref>
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In January 2020, the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' reported that "Federal prosecutors reveal [[Prince Andrew]] has 'provided zero cooperation' in [[Epstein affair|Jeffrey Epstein investigation]] despite publicly promising he would."<ref>''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7935023/Prince-Andrew-offers-cooperate-Jeffery-Epstein-investigation.html "Federal prosecutors say Prince Andrew has 'provided zero cooperation' in their Jeffrey Epstein investigation despite publicly promising he WOULD - as US attorney leading probe gives press conference outside pedophile's New York mansion"]''</ref>
  
 
==Allegations of sexual impropriety==
 
==Allegations of sexual impropriety==
[[image:Prince_Andrew_Virginia_Roberts_Ghislaine_Maxwell.jpg|right|280px|thumbnail|A now infamous photo (tactfully cropped by ''[[The Guardian]]'') "that speaks a thousand damning words".<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/11330601/Prince-Andrew-and-the-picture-that-speaks-a-thousand-damning-words.html</ref>]]
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[[image:Prince_Andrew_Virginia_Roberts_Ghislaine_Maxwell.jpg|right|280px|thumbnail|A now infamous photo (tactfully cropped by ''[[The Guardian]]'') "that speaks a thousand damning words".<ref>''[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/11330601/Prince-Andrew-and-the-picture-that-speaks-a-thousand-damning-words.html "Prince Andrew, and the picture that speaks a thousand damning words"]''</ref>]]
  
[[File:Hillary Rodham Clinton Prince Andrew Chatham House Prize 2013 Award Ceremony (10224154325).jpg|left|330px|thumb|Andrew Windsor presents [[Hillary Clinton]] with the 2013 [[Chatham House Prize]]]]
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===Virginia Roberts===
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In January 2015, [[Virginia Roberts]] made allegations of sexual impropriety against Andrew Windsor in court papers related to a civil action in Florida arising from her connection to the Jeffrey Epstein case, but to which the Duke was not a party. Roberts claimed that the Duke was among men, including "a former prime minister" and [[Alan Dershowitz]], who had sex with her while she was a teenager. She alleged Epstein paid her £10,000 for sleeping with the Duke.<ref>''[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/11324889/Prince-Andrew-sex-abuse-victim-Virginia-Roberts-was-introduced-to-the-Queen.html "Prince Andrew ‘sex abuse victim’ Virginia Roberts ‘was introduced to the Queen’"]''</ref> She said that she had had sex with the Duke on a trip to London in 2001, when she was 17<ref>''[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/11324606/Prince-Andrew-prepares-for-grim-year-ahead-as-sex-abuse-claims-refuse-to-go-away.html "Prince Andrew prepares for grim year ahead as 'sex abuse' claims refuse to go away"]''</ref> (which is above the age of consent in the United Kingdom),<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/advice/factfile_az/age_of_consent</ref> and again in New York (where the age of consent is 17).
  
===Virginia Roberts===
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Flight logs show the Duke and Virginia Roberts were in the same places when she alleges sex happened.<ref>''[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/11359788/Prince-Andrew-under-renewed-pressure-to-speak-about-sex-abuse-claims-after-flight-logs-emerge.html "Prince Andrew under renewed pressure to speak about 'sex abuse' claims after flight logs emerge"]''</ref> [[Prince Andrew]] and Roberts were also photographed together with the his arm round Roberts' waist.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150723113937/https://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article9956876.ece/alternates/w620/v2-8-Virginia-Roberts-Collect-The-Times-v6.jpg</ref> Roberts said she was pressured to have sex with the Duke and "wouldn't have dared object" and feared leaving, as she felt Epstein, through contacts, could have got her "killed or abducted". The allegations were, as of early 2015, not tested in court,<ref>''[https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jan/05/prince-andrew-story-runs-and-runs-but-editors-should-beware "Prince Andrew story runs and runs - but editors should beware"]''</ref> but Roberts repeated allegations against the Duke and against Epstein in a sworn legal statement under penalty of [[perjury]].<ref>''[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/11362295/Prince-Andrew-arrives-in-Davos-to-answer-claims-of-sex-orgy-with-nine-teenagers.html "Prince Andrew arrives in Davos to answer claims of 'sex orgy with nine teenagers'"]''</ref>
In January 2015, [[Virginia Roberts]] made allegations of sexual impropriety against Andrew Windsor in court papers related to a [[Two Jane Does v US|civil action in Florida]] arising from her connection to the Jeffrey Epstein case, but to which the Duke was not a party. Roberts claimed that the Duke was among men, including "a former prime minister" and [[Alan Dershowitz]], who had sex with her while she was a teenager. She alleged Epstein paid her £10,000 for sleeping with the Duke.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/11324889/Prince-Andrew-sex-abuse-victim-Virginia-Roberts-was-introduced-to-the-Queen.html|title=Prince Andrew 'sex abuse victim' Virginia Roberts 'was introduced to the Queen'|date=5 January 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|access-date=9 July 2019|quote=}}</ref> She said that she had had sex with the Duke on a trip to London in 2001, when she was 17<ref>{{cite news |last=Rayner |first=Gordon |title=Prince Andrew prepares for grim year ahead as 'sex abuse' claims refuse to go away |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/11324606/Prince-Andrew-prepares-for-grim-year-ahead-as-sex-abuse-claims-refuse-to-go-away.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=4 January 2015}}</ref> (which is above the age of consent in the United Kingdom),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/advice/factfile_az/age_of_consent|title=BBC Advice - Age Of Consent|work=BBC}}</ref> and again in New York (where the age of consent is 17). Flight logs show the Duke and Virginia Roberts were in the same places when she alleges sex happened.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/11359788/Prince-Andrew-under-renewed-pressure-to-speak-about-sex-abuse-claims-after-flight-logs-emerge.html|title=Prince Andrew under renewed pressure to speak about 'sex abuse' claims after flight logs emerge|date=21 January 2015|work=Telegraph.co.uk|accessdate=19 April 2016}}</ref> Windsor and Roberts were also photographed together with the his arm round Roberts' waist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article9956876.ece/alternates/w620/v2-8-Virginia-Roberts-Collect-The-Times-v6.jpg|title=The Independent|work=The Independent|accessdate=19 April 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723113937/https://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article9956876.ece/alternates/w620/v2-8-Virginia-Roberts-Collect-The-Times-v6.jpg|archivedate=23 July 2015}}</ref> Roberts said she was pressured to have sex with the Duke and "wouldn't have dared object" and feared leaving, as she felt Epstein, through contacts, could have got her "killed or abducted". The allegations were, as of early 2015, not tested in court,<ref name=RoyGreenslade>Greenslade, Roy [https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jan/05/prince-andrew-story-runs-and-runs-but-editors-should-beware "Prince Andrew story runs and runs - but editors should beware"], ''The Guardian'' (blog), 5 January 2015</ref> but Roberts repeated allegations against the Duke and against Epstein in a sworn legal statement under penalty of [[perjury]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/11362295/Prince-Andrew-arrives-in-Davos-to-answer-claims-of-sex-orgy-with-nine-teenagers.html|title=Prince Andrew arrives in Davos to answer claims of 'sex orgy with nine teenagers'|first=Gordon|last=Rayner|date=1 February 2018|publisher=|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>
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The [[Met Police]] withheld information about Andrew's movements on the night of Roberts' allegation, first claiming "[[national security]]",<ref>''[https://www.zerohedge.com/political/records-prince-andrews-location-night-molestation-destroyed-police "Records Of Prince Andrew's Location On Night Of Molestation Destroyed By Police"]''</ref> then claiming that they had destroyed it.<ref>''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8584291/Met-Police-destroyed-records-Prince-Andrews-Pizza-Express-alibi.html "Met Police destroyed records for the night Prince Andrew allegedly had sex with teenager in London, says former Royal protection officer"]''</ref>
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On 12 January 2022, US Judge [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_A._Kaplan Lewis Kaplan] ruled that the civil action brought by [[Virginia Giuffre]], formerly known as [[Virginia Roberts]], who claims [[Prince Andrew]] "committed sexual assault and battery" upon her when she was a teenager, can proceed.<ref>''[https://news.sky.com/story/prince-andrew-judge-refuses-to-throw-out-virginia-giuffres-sexual-assault-lawsuit-against-royal-12508881 "Prince Andrew: Judge refuses to throw out Virginia Giuffre's sexual assault lawsuit against royal"]''</ref>
  
The [[UK police]] withheld information about Andrew's movements on the night of Roberts' allegation, first claiming "[[national security]]",<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/records-prince-andrews-location-night-molestation-destroyed-police</ref> then claiming that they had destroyed it.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8584291/Met-Police-destroyed-records-Prince-Andrews-Pizza-Express-alibi.html</ref>
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Prince Andrew was the defendant in the civil lawsuit over sexual assault filed by [[Virginia Giuffre]] in New York State, which was settled out of court in February 2022 for a reported £12 million.<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60393843 "Prince Andrew settles US civil sex assault case with Virginia Giuffre"]''</ref>
  
 
===Johanna Sjoberg===
 
===Johanna Sjoberg===
[[Johanna Sjoberg]] claimed Prince Andrew fondled her breast after she sat on his knee, according to documents related to [[Virginia Roberts|Ms Giuffre]]'s defamation lawsuit against British socialite [[Ghislaine Maxwell]], daughter of media mogul [[Robert Maxwell]].
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[https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/31/salon-owner-groped-by-prince-andrew-could-hold-key-to-sex-abuse-case-15844332/ Johanna Sjoberg] claimed [[Prince Andrew]] fondled her breast after she sat on his knee, according to documents related to [[Virginia Roberts|Ms Giuffre]]'s defamation lawsuit against British socialite [[Ghislaine Maxwell]], daughter of media mogul [[Robert Maxwell]].<ref>''[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/woman-claims-prince-andrew-fondled-18878049 "Woman claims Prince Andrew 'fondled her' at home of paedo pal Jeffrey Epstein"]''</ref>
  
[[Ghislaine Maxwell|Ms Maxwell]], reported to be [[Jeffrey Epstein]]'s former girlfriend, is accused of procuring underage girls for him and has repeatedly denied involvement in his crimes.<ref>''[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/woman-claims-prince-andrew-fondled-18878049 "Woman claims Prince Andrew 'fondled her' at home of paedo pal Jeffrey Epstein"]''</ref>
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[[Ghislaine Maxwell|Ms Maxwell]], [[Jeffrey Epstein]]'s former girlfriend, was found guilty in 2021 of child sex trafficking and other offences in connection with the financier and convicted sex offender.<ref>''[https://apnews.com/article/ghislaine-maxwell-convicted-jeffrey-epstein-trial-verdict-63a71a2825eab41184a79e37bb967e90 "Ghislaine Maxwell convicted in Epstein sex abuse case"]''</ref>
  
 
==2019 BBC interview==
 
==2019 BBC interview==
His interview with Emily Maitlis has been described as the biggest public relations debacle for the [[British royal family]] since the death of [[Princess Diana]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/world/europe/prince-andrew-quits-epstein.html</ref> It was meant to clear his name and deny all wrongdoing, but instead, by most accounts, brought the viewers at large to believe that he is not truthful and possibly guilty. He may have been under the impression that since the public does believe almost anything that is communicated from authority, he will get away by simply insisting on his position. Among other things, his assertion that he was not able to sweat has received some attention.<ref>https://nationalpost.com/news/prince-andrew-im-innocent-because-i-cant-sweat-dermatologists-oh-really</ref><ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7693675/Prince-Andrew-responds-says-Falklands-War-left-unable-sweat.html</ref>
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His interview with Emily Maitlis has been described as the biggest public relations debacle for the British royal family since the death of [[Princess Diana]].<ref>''[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/world/europe/prince-andrew-quits-epstein.html "After Disastrous Epstein Interview, Prince Andrew Steps Down From Public Duties"]''</ref> It was meant to clear his name and deny all wrongdoing, but instead, by most accounts, brought the viewers at large to believe that he is not truthful and possibly guilty. He may have been under the impression that since the public does believe almost anything that is communicated from authority, he will get away by simply insisting on his position. Among other things, his assertion that he was not able to sweat has received some attention.<ref>https://nationalpost.com/news/prince-andrew-im-innocent-because-i-cant-sweat-dermatologists-oh-really</ref><ref>''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7693675/Prince-Andrew-responds-says-Falklands-War-left-unable-sweat.html "'I had a peculiar medical condition': Prince Andrew says Falklands War left him unable to perspire - after Virginia Roberts claimed he was 'sweating profusely' before they had sex as he 'plied her with vodka' when she was 17"]''</ref>
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===Princely perspiration===
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In June 2022, ''[[The Independent]]'' reported that a song by Essex pop group ''The Kunts'' was climbing the UK charts ahead of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Entitled [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDBLIRPHPzc&t=6s “Prince Andrew is a Sweaty Nonce",] the track was in 12th position in the Trending Chart and had made it to the UK Top 20.<ref>''[https://twitter.com/SocialistVoice/status/1532272048864645122 "'Prince Andrew Is A Sweaty Nonce' has made it to the UK Top 20"]''</ref> The song begins:
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:“The grand old Duke of York, he said he didn’t sweat. So why did he pay 12 million quid to a girl he’d never met?”
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Discussing their reasoning for releasing the song, ''The Kunts'' said:
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:“The timing this year felt perfect, given Prince Andrew’s bizarre, shameful, and cowardly behaviour as he attempted to dodge any sort of accountability for the alleged sexual assault on Virginia Giuffre, followed by the attempt to sweep it all under the carpet with an out of court settlement.”
  
=="Provided zero cooperation"==
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The Essex band grew up with the “folklore” of the ''Sex Pistols''' classic “God Save the Queen” never making it to the top spot during the 1977 Silver Jubilee celebrations.
The ''[[Daily Mail]]'' reported that "Federal prosecutors reveal [[Prince Andrew]] has 'provided zero cooperation' in [[Epstein affair|Jeffrey Epstein investigation]] despite publicly promising he would."<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7935023/Prince-Andrew-offers-cooperate-Jeffery-Epstein-investigation.html</ref>
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:“A Jubilee celebration has always felt like it could be a good chance to air any grievances one may have with our unelected head of state and her feckless offspring,” the band’s frontman, Kunt, said.
  
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For the past couple of years, ''The Kunts'' have battled it out for the Christmas Number 1 with their respective tracks “[[Boris Johnson]] Is a F***ing C***” and “[[Boris Johnson]] Is STILL a F***ing C***”.<ref>''[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/jubilee-prince-andrew-sweaty-nonce-kunts-b2092464.html "‘Prince Andrew Is a Sweaty N****’ climbs UK charts ahead of Platinum Jubilee"]''</ref>
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[[File:Hillary Rodham Clinton Prince Andrew Chatham House Prize 2013 Award Ceremony (10224154325).jpg|center|400px|thumb|Andrew Windsor presents [[Hillary Clinton]] with the 2013 [[Chatham House]] Prize]]
 
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Person.png Andrew Windsor  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(British royal)
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Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein
Born19 February 1960
NationalityUK
Alma materGordonstoun School
Member ofJeffrey Epstein/Black book, Lolita Express/Passengers
Member of the UK royal family who was close to Jeffrey Epstein and "provided zero cooperation" to US legal system in that regard.

Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward, Duke of York, KG, GCVO, CD, ADC(P) is a member of the British royal family.

Jordan

Diplomats in the UAE revealed that Mohammed bin Zayed, Abdullah II of Jordan and the UK's Prince Andrew, Duke of York, are "close friends" that "frequently hunt — in Morocco and Tanzania".[1]


On 11 August 2019, Prince Andrew made his first appearance since Jeffrey Epstein's death in custody as he went to Crathie Church at Balmoral in Scotland with the Queen.[2] On 20 November 2019, after a "car crash" interview about his relationship with Epstein, his mother gave him permission to “step back from public duties for the foreseeable future”.[3]

On 2 June 2022, at the start of a four-day Platinum Jubilee celebration, Prince Andrew did not appear at the traditional Trooping the Colour birthday ceremony which was attended by Prince Charles, representing the Queen.[4] He was expected to attend a Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral together with all members of the royal family on Friday 3 June, but a palace spokesperson said:

“After undertaking a routine test the Duke has tested positive for Covid and with regret will no longer be attending tomorrow’s service.”[5]

Friendship with Epstein

In March 2011, it was reported that Andrew's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, was producing "a steady stream of criticism". His wife, Sarah, Duchess of York, disclosed that the Duke helped arrange for Epstein to pay off some of her debts.[6] The Duke strolled publicly with Epstein after the latter's release from prison, allegedly while negotiating this financial help.[7] In July 2011, the Duke was reported to have cut all ties with Epstein.[8]

In January 2015, there was renewed media pressure for Buckingham Palace to explain the Duke's connection with Epstein.[9] Peter Oborne, writing in The Daily Telegraph in January 2015, stated that "the proven facts are grim enough. What was the prince doing, in the first place, with Epstein, a paedophile who was jailed in 2008 for soliciting young girls for under-age prostitution?"[10]

Whitney Webb did observe that online articles from British media, which have highlighted the relationship between the two from several years back, have been scrubbed from the Internet by the time the affair came into the spotlight.[11][12]

In January 2020, the Daily Mail reported that "Federal prosecutors reveal Prince Andrew has 'provided zero cooperation' in Jeffrey Epstein investigation despite publicly promising he would."[13]

Allegations of sexual impropriety

A now infamous photo (tactfully cropped by The Guardian) "that speaks a thousand damning words".[14]

Virginia Roberts

In January 2015, Virginia Roberts made allegations of sexual impropriety against Andrew Windsor in court papers related to a civil action in Florida arising from her connection to the Jeffrey Epstein case, but to which the Duke was not a party. Roberts claimed that the Duke was among men, including "a former prime minister" and Alan Dershowitz, who had sex with her while she was a teenager. She alleged Epstein paid her £10,000 for sleeping with the Duke.[15] She said that she had had sex with the Duke on a trip to London in 2001, when she was 17[16] (which is above the age of consent in the United Kingdom),[17] and again in New York (where the age of consent is 17).

Flight logs show the Duke and Virginia Roberts were in the same places when she alleges sex happened.[18] Prince Andrew and Roberts were also photographed together with the his arm round Roberts' waist.[19] Roberts said she was pressured to have sex with the Duke and "wouldn't have dared object" and feared leaving, as she felt Epstein, through contacts, could have got her "killed or abducted". The allegations were, as of early 2015, not tested in court,[20] but Roberts repeated allegations against the Duke and against Epstein in a sworn legal statement under penalty of perjury.[21]

The Met Police withheld information about Andrew's movements on the night of Roberts' allegation, first claiming "national security",[22] then claiming that they had destroyed it.[23]

On 12 January 2022, US Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that the civil action brought by Virginia Giuffre, formerly known as Virginia Roberts, who claims Prince Andrew "committed sexual assault and battery" upon her when she was a teenager, can proceed.[24]

Prince Andrew was the defendant in the civil lawsuit over sexual assault filed by Virginia Giuffre in New York State, which was settled out of court in February 2022 for a reported £12 million.[25]

Johanna Sjoberg

Johanna Sjoberg claimed Prince Andrew fondled her breast after she sat on his knee, according to documents related to Ms Giuffre's defamation lawsuit against British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, daughter of media mogul Robert Maxwell.[26]

Ms Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend, was found guilty in 2021 of child sex trafficking and other offences in connection with the financier and convicted sex offender.[27]

2019 BBC interview

His interview with Emily Maitlis has been described as the biggest public relations debacle for the British royal family since the death of Princess Diana.[28] It was meant to clear his name and deny all wrongdoing, but instead, by most accounts, brought the viewers at large to believe that he is not truthful and possibly guilty. He may have been under the impression that since the public does believe almost anything that is communicated from authority, he will get away by simply insisting on his position. Among other things, his assertion that he was not able to sweat has received some attention.[29][30]


Princely perspiration

In June 2022, The Independent reported that a song by Essex pop group The Kunts was climbing the UK charts ahead of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Entitled “Prince Andrew is a Sweaty Nonce", the track was in 12th position in the Trending Chart and had made it to the UK Top 20.[31] The song begins:

“The grand old Duke of York, he said he didn’t sweat. So why did he pay 12 million quid to a girl he’d never met?”

Discussing their reasoning for releasing the song, The Kunts said:

“The timing this year felt perfect, given Prince Andrew’s bizarre, shameful, and cowardly behaviour as he attempted to dodge any sort of accountability for the alleged sexual assault on Virginia Giuffre, followed by the attempt to sweep it all under the carpet with an out of court settlement.”

The Essex band grew up with the “folklore” of the Sex Pistols' classic “God Save the Queen” never making it to the top spot during the 1977 Silver Jubilee celebrations.

“A Jubilee celebration has always felt like it could be a good chance to air any grievances one may have with our unelected head of state and her feckless offspring,” the band’s frontman, Kunt, said.

For the past couple of years, The Kunts have battled it out for the Christmas Number 1 with their respective tracks “Boris Johnson Is a F***ing C***” and “Boris Johnson Is STILL a F***ing C***”.[32]

Andrew Windsor presents Hillary Clinton with the 2013 Chatham House Prize

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
WEF/Annual Meeting/200724 January 200728 January 2007SwitzerlandOnly the 449 public figures listed of ~2200 participants
WEF/Annual Meeting/200823 January 200827 January 2008World Economic Forum
Switzerland
At the 2008 summit, Klaus Schwab called for a coordinated approach, where different 'stakeholders' collaborate across geographical, industrial, political and cultural boundaries."
WEF/Annual Meeting/200923 January 200927 January 2009World Economic Forum
Switzerland
Chairman Klaus Schwab outlined five objectives driving the Forum’s efforts to shape the global agenda, including letting the banks that caused the 2008 economic crisis keep writing the rules, the climate change agenda, over-national government structures, taking control over businesses with the stakeholder agenda, and a "new charter for the global economic order".
WEF/Annual Meeting/201422 January 201425 January 2014World Economic Forum
Switzerland
2604 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World"
WEF/Annual Meeting/201521 January 201524 January 2015World Economic Forum
Switzerland
Attended by a lot of people. This page lists only the 261 "Public Figures".

 

Related Document

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:Epstein's Death Must Be the Start, not the End, of the Investigationblog post11 August 2019Craig MurrayIt is a great shame that in the UK, the Establishment has been able to characterise the falsifications of Carl Beech as discrediting the entire notion of historical child sexual abuse.
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  2. "Prince Andrew breaks cover with Queen after death of paedo pal Jeffrey Epstein"
  3. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/20/prince-andrew-to-step-back-from-public-duties-for-foreseeable-future
  4. "Prince Andrew misses Queen's birthday bash as Meghan and Harry get last-minute slot"
  5. "PRINCE ANDREW TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID AND WILL MISS JUBILEE THANKSGIVING SERVICE"
  6. "Duchess of York admits Duke arranged for convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to pay off her debts"
  7. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8365020/Duke-of-York-appealed-to-Jeffrey-Epstein-to-help-Duchess-pay-debt.html
  8. "Prince Andrew: Envoy career plagued with controversy"
  9. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/06/palace-prince-andrew-links-jeffrey-epstein
  10. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/11324575/It-was-all-going-so-well-for-the-Royal-family.html
  11. https://alethonews.com/2019/10/14/these-scrubbed-reports-reveal-new-secrets-into-the-prince-andrew-jeffrey-epstein-relationship/ saved at Archive.org saved at Archive.is
  12. https://www.mintpressnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ANDREW_S-FIXER_SHE_S-THE-DAUGHTER-OF-ROBERT-MAXWELL-AND-1.pdf saved at Archive.org
  13. "Federal prosecutors say Prince Andrew has 'provided zero cooperation' in their Jeffrey Epstein investigation despite publicly promising he WOULD - as US attorney leading probe gives press conference outside pedophile's New York mansion"
  14. "Prince Andrew, and the picture that speaks a thousand damning words"
  15. "Prince Andrew ‘sex abuse victim’ Virginia Roberts ‘was introduced to the Queen’"
  16. "Prince Andrew prepares for grim year ahead as 'sex abuse' claims refuse to go away"
  17. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/advice/factfile_az/age_of_consent
  18. "Prince Andrew under renewed pressure to speak about 'sex abuse' claims after flight logs emerge"
  19. https://web.archive.org/web/20150723113937/https://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article9956876.ece/alternates/w620/v2-8-Virginia-Roberts-Collect-The-Times-v6.jpg
  20. "Prince Andrew story runs and runs - but editors should beware"
  21. "Prince Andrew arrives in Davos to answer claims of 'sex orgy with nine teenagers'"
  22. "Records Of Prince Andrew's Location On Night Of Molestation Destroyed By Police"
  23. "Met Police destroyed records for the night Prince Andrew allegedly had sex with teenager in London, says former Royal protection officer"
  24. "Prince Andrew: Judge refuses to throw out Virginia Giuffre's sexual assault lawsuit against royal"
  25. "Prince Andrew settles US civil sex assault case with Virginia Giuffre"
  26. "Woman claims Prince Andrew 'fondled her' at home of paedo pal Jeffrey Epstein"
  27. "Ghislaine Maxwell convicted in Epstein sex abuse case"
  28. "After Disastrous Epstein Interview, Prince Andrew Steps Down From Public Duties"
  29. https://nationalpost.com/news/prince-andrew-im-innocent-because-i-cant-sweat-dermatologists-oh-really
  30. "'I had a peculiar medical condition': Prince Andrew says Falklands War left him unable to perspire - after Virginia Roberts claimed he was 'sweating profusely' before they had sex as he 'plied her with vodka' when she was 17"
  31. "'Prince Andrew Is A Sweaty Nonce' has made it to the UK Top 20"
  32. "‘Prince Andrew Is a Sweaty N****’ climbs UK charts ahead of Platinum Jubilee"