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Prince Andrew has been accused of holding an “underage orgy” on a private island owned by the late billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, in stunning court documents released on Wednesday.
Andrew's alleged “underage orgy”
In a 2014 lawsuit, one of Epstein's alleged sex slaves, known only as Jane Doe 3, claimed she was asked to have sex with Andrew during an orgy on Epstein's island of Little St. James in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Daily Mail reported.
She claimed that she was “forced to have sexual relations with this prince when she was a minor in three separate geographic locations.” These locations were “in London (in Ghislaine Maxwell's apartment), in New York, and on Epstein's private island in the US Virgin Islands (in an orgy with several other underage girls).”
Epstein reportedly asked Jane Doe 3 to “give the prince whatever he asked,” while Maxwell “facilitated Prince Andrew’s acts of sexual assault by acting as Epstein’s ‘mistress’.”
Epstein allegedly committed suicide in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on various sex crime charges. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in Epstein's alleged crimes.
Virginia Roberts Giuffre, another Epstein accuser, also claimed she was forced to have sex with Andrew.
“The third time I had sex with Andy was at an orgy on Epstein’s private island in the US Virgin Islands,” she told a Florida court in 2015. “I was about 18 at the time. Me, Epstein, Andy and about eight other young girls had sex together. The other girls all seemed to be under 18 and didn’t really speak English.
Giuffre went on to claim that Epstein “laughed off the fact that they couldn't really communicate, saying they were the 'easiest' girls to get along with.”
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Royal experts speak out
Royal expert Phil Dampier told The Mail that the allegations are the “final nail in the coffin” of Andrew's reputation.
He added: “The big risk for him is that another woman could make specific accusations against him and want to appear in court or receive a reward as well.”
Dampier went on to say that these latest allegations ensure that Prince William will never allow Andrew to return to his royal duties.
“This was always very unlikely anyway, but this could be the final nail in the coffin of my reputation,” he said. “It's important to remember that he has never been convicted of any crimes and has denied them. But I can't see him setting foot in the United States again.”
He continued: “In fact, for someone who is used to traveling around the world, he has only traveled abroad once or twice since the scandal broke.” “There seems to be no end in sight for him and therefore I can't see him coming back. I think the King feels sorry for him and has made it clear that he is still very much part of the family, as we saw at Christmas. But Prince William would certainly be against any attempt by him to take over any A type of public duty.
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The Royal Family should 'bury and forget' Andrew
Royal biographer Tom Power called on the royal family to “bury and forget” Andrew, who he claimed was in “self-denial” about his ties to Epstein.
“It's a danger to the palace, they don't know what additional bombs are going to be dropped. He doesn't tell them,” Power said.
Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams agreed that rehabilitating Andrew's image was an “impossible mission”.
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