Fresh Trouble for Prince Andrew as New Book Details His Chilling Conversations With Epstein and Trump
Trigger warning: This article contains themes of sexual abuse and suicide that some readers may find distressing
Prince Andrew became a social pariah following the exposure of his controversial friendship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in 2019. His infamous BBC interview that year did him no favors, as the public demanded his removal from royal duties owing to his apparent lack of remorse in the sitdown. Now, a new book by royal author Andrew Lownie lifts the lid on the Prince's alleged damaging conversations with Epstein and Donald Trump. It ignites fresh troubles for the Duke after it was recently announced that the FBI had failed to uncover Epstein’s alleged 'client list', much to Andrew’s relief last month.
Lownie's upcoming bombshell book, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, is an investigative biography of Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson. In a serialized excerpt published by the Daily Mail recently, Lownie claimed that in 2000, Trump and Andrew attended model Heidi Klum’s annual Halloween party. Trump was quoted as saying, "Andrew’s not pretentious. He’s a lot of fun to be with." Lownie further penned, "Shortly afterwards, and clearly good friends, Trump and Andrew were overheard at an event to discuss Trump’s plans for a golfing complex in Scotland, talking entirely about ‘p---y,’ with the American producing a list of masseuses for the Prince."
Trump was infamous for making a similar remark in 2005, which nearly derailed his 2016 presidential campaign. An audio capturing the crass comment was made public in October 2016 and drew widespread condemnation. The President later described it as 'locker room talk' and issued a public apology. Meanwhile, Lownie alleged that Epstein also described Andrew as being "more obsessed with p---y than [him]." Entitled mentioned how the Prince would avail himself of the services of Epstein’s driver, Ivan Novikov, whenever he was in New York. Novikov is quoted as saying, "One time I drove him and two young girls, aged around 18, to a hotel. Both girls were doing lines of cocaine. Prince Andrew was making out with one of them."
Lownie’s scathing allegations have disrupted Andrew’s short-term peace after the FBI announced it had failed to uncover Epstein’s 'client list.' On July 6, Axios and ABC News reported that the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) released a memo outlining the findings and stated that no further investigations would be launched. The memo included a highlighted line, "This systematic review revealed no incriminating ‘client list.’ There was also no credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions."
Allegations against the Duke of York first surfaced when his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, claimed that Andrew had an illicit relationship with her when she was 17 and had been trafficked illegally by Epstein. According to PEOPLE, Andrew settled with Giuffre out of court for an undisclosed sum in February 2022. Tragically, in April this year, Giuffre died by suicide, reportedly due to the lasting trauma of her past, bringing the spotlight back on Andrew’s alleged misconduct.
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