Prince Andrew’s friendship with billionaire paedophile
By Fay Schlesinger, Stephen Wright and Tom Leonard
Daily Mail
5th March 2011
Prince Andrew has promised to sever his controversial links with child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The Duke of York has finally admitted that meeting the disgraced billionaire recently was ‘unwise’ and has ruled out further visits to the Florida mansion where Epstein sexually exploited underage girls.
In a warning that may have come from the Queen, the duke’s aides have advised him that his continued association with the paedophile risked damaging the reputation of the monarchy.
Now the humiliated duke, the fourth in line to the throne, has backed down and cut ties with Epstein, 58, in the hope that he can draw a line under the sordid association.
An impeccably-placed source said yesterday: ‘The duke recognises now that the meeting in December 2010, after Epstein’s conviction, was unwise.’
It was not clear last night if Andrew, a UK trade envoy, has acted before fresh revelations about the friendship are made public. Read more…
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