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Prince AndrewHas experienced a life of wealth and privilege that few people could imagine, but now, his world is in rags. The Duke of YorkSuperb fall of grace is anything but complete on Monday, whenVirginie Roberts GIuffrefiled an action against him,Prince Andrew Prince of Sexual Aggression and Battery Aggression. Giuffre, victim ofJeffrey EpsteinSex traffic, alleges that the Duke saw somewhere sex with her when she was 17 years old.

LawyerDavid Boxsay itMail on Sunday thisPursuit of giuffre "Would be based on it to be lent to Prince Andrew for Jeffrey Epstein's sex and [her] be under 18 years old." He added: "Use a common sentence here in the United States," the time of "" "the pursuit of giuffre against the prince pushes all the sordid details of his participation in Epstein in the new and in all probabilities, ends At any Hope Andrew had back to public life now or in the future.

Several weeks before the trial has been filed,Catherine Mayer, author ofCharles: heart of a king (viaExpress) that there was always something "Tragicomic at Prince Andrew Trajectory, "since his divorce ofSarah, the Duchess of York. Mayer observed that Andrew "very quickly had to be a kind of single prince to be someone who has no utility, no goal does not expense too obvious, takes too many flights, gets his bad nickname, Marie, gets married, divorce. "

Although it is onceQueen Elizabeth The preferred son that might not hurt, Andrew wandered to be "the golden prince" to become "the uncle embarrassing in a series of very inevitable stages. And it was before becoming embarrassing as It is now, "said Mayer.

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WritingTelegraph In June 2020,Nigel Cawthorneauthor of 2021Prince Andrew: Epstein, Maxwell and the Palace, notedAndrew led a "charmed life", But his fall was "a long time to come".

Child, Cawthorne writes, he was known for his angry crises. Even his favorite father,Prince Philip, called Andrew "the boss".Vanity fairrevealed that theQueen has written once at his cousin after the birth of Andrew was born, describing his baby son as "adorable" and destined to be "terribly spoiled". While in Gordonstoun (the same boarding school, his father and his brother,Prince Charles, assisted),Andrew's classmates thought he was "boasting" and "royal biographer" famous "Andrew Mortonwrote in his book from 1983Andrew: Prince Playboy.

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In 1982, Andrew returned from the Falkland war a hero after serving as a distinction as a pilot of Royal Navy Helicopter. The cabinet had thought that office work would be the best for the prince during the war, but he wanted to serve and theQueen intervened to make sure his son got what he wanted, according toThe express day.

In 2020, following the Epstein scandal, Andrewwas banned to attend the service of Sunday of memorial supervised by the queen. A source told theDaily mail, "Unless things change dramatically, no one believes that we will never see the Duke of York in the Royal range on Sunday Sunday."

The Duke of YorkFirst met Epstein In 1999 throughGhislaine Maxwell, Who for many years had known for many years. That year marked Andrew first time stole from Epstein's private jet and when their relationship surfaced for the first time in the media in the United States and the United States (here Epstein and Prince Andrew on the Photo of Mar-A-Lago in 2000.)

In 2000, Epstein and Maxwell were invited by Andrew to a Gala organized by the Queen. They were also invited to Sandringham for a shooting party in 2000 and, in 2006, Epstein was invited to a Victorian bullet at the Windsor Castle in honor ofPrincess beatrice 18th anniversary.

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Prince Andrew did not receive a salary in his role as Special Representative of the U.K. for trade and international investment, but itsPaid travel expenses were 4 million £($ 5.5 million) During its decade and security costs explained another tab of £ 10 million (nearly $ 14 million), according toThe daily mail.

As the complaints about Andrew's excess expenses have progressed, Epstein entered and lent the Duke of York's private jet. The palatial houses of Epstein and his private island were alsomade available to the Prince, according toThe Guardian, allowing him to live like a king free.

As early as 2011, the friendship of Andrew with Epstein had become a problem. At the time, the BBC said it was thePrince's friendship with Epstein This "seal the destiny of a royal senior whose judgment was questioned more than once."

The Royal Correspondent of the BBCPeter hunterIt was "inevitable" that Prince Andrew would unleash his position as a special representative for international trade and investment, which fall under the Office of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills. The embarrassing episode was aggravated when Sarah Ferguson admitted in 2012 toAccept £ 15,000 (nearly $ 21,000) of Epstein when she drowned indebted.

Epstein was charged with sex traffic and conspiracy in New York in July 2019 and died by suicide a month later, which led Andrew's relationship with him to question himself once again. Then, in November 2019,Andrew sat for an interview With the BBCEmily Maitlis toDay renderedIn the Buckingham Palace without the queen or prior knowledge of Charles Charles. It wasapparently encouraged by his private secretary,Amanda Tisk, to make the interview to clarify his name, but the maintenance does the opposite.

During the broadcast, which broadcast on November 16, 2019, Andrew said to Maitlis hecould not have had sex with guy Because he was at an express pizza in woking with his daughter, Princess Beatrice, on the date of the question: March 10, 2001.

The duke also offered a bizarre refutation to the GIuffre claim on its perspiration in an interview of September 2019 with NBCQuarter details. During this conversation,Guiffre recalled that the duke "Transpise abundantly" when they danced together in 2001, before an alleged intimate meeting.

AtDay rendered, Andrew said he had a medical condition that prevented him from protecting him. "I have a special medical condition, which is that I do not sweep or that I could not sweat at the time and it was ... Was it ... yes, I did not suplate at the moment because I had suffered what I would describe as an overdose of adrenaline in the Falkland war when I was shot down and I ... it was almost impossible for me to sweat, "he said . "And it's only because I did a number of things in the recent past that I started to do it again."

The prince also expressed little contrition on his relations with Epstein or sympathy for his presumed victims. Instead, he defended his friendship with Epstein, claiming that it was "practical" to stay bound to him because hemade useful contacts through their relationship.

Immediately after the Andrew interview with the BBC was broadcast, its bosses and sponsorships for its commercial initiatives begin to disappear. Sky News reported KPMG founding partnerdo not renew their sponsorship From the Andrew's Pitch @ Palace Mentoring Initiative on November 18 and more soon, more and more charity have begun to interrogate and finally seduce their relationship with the prince.

November 20,The Daily mail reported that theQueen had summoned AndrewAt Buckingham Palace to discuss more and more damaging maintenance. "The Queen and the Royal Seniors were much examining the way the fury affecting the general election and the institution of the monarchy at a deeper level," the exit reported.

Later that night, Andrewissued a declaration That he retrained from his official royal duties, but was "willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency ... if necessary".

US prosecutors said theDuke of York did not cooperate with their requests For an interview, while Andrew lawyers contested these claims.

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In December 2019, GuibriferOffered its own version of events In a special Hourlong on BBCPanorama. She described to be the victim of trafficking by Epstein and Maxwell when she was 17 years old as an "times really scary" in her life. She said she felt "horrified and shame" after being forced to have sex with the prince and rejected his denials as "ridiculous apologies".

"He knows what happened, I know what happened. And there is only one of us telling the truth," she said.

Buckingham Palace released a statement after thePanorama The interview broadcast that was read: "We categorically refuse that the Duke of York had a form of sexual contact or relationship with Virginia Roberts. Any claim on the contrary is false and unfounded."

Andrew had stayed out of the public's eye since the passage to royal work in the aftermath of his disastrous BBC interview, but when Prince Philippe died in April, theDuke of York emerged from the shadow, making his first public remarks over two years. He knocked out the royal observers when he got up on the press line after a private church service in Windsor he attended other family members. Intalk to the media gathered, Andrew said the death of his father had left a "huge void in the life of the queen". "

He also thanked the public for his support, but raised eyebrows when he called his father "the grandfather of the nation", a comment reminiscent ofTony Blair many remarks mentioned after the death ofprincess dianawhen the former Prime Minister called it "the princess of the people".

It has been reported that the Duke believed that it would be its first step towards the reintegration of public life, but behind the walls of the palace, it was facing a strong family opposition. Charles andPrince William, who both played a major role in encouraging the Queen to find Andrew's finding his duties and his official uncomp- tions in 2019, he remained strongly opposed to him finding a royal leading role, sources revealed toBetter life.

Even his mother saw there was no way back. An initiate saysBetter life At the time, "The Queen loves Andrew a lot, but she's still very focused on theFuture of the monarchy And will always put what is the best for the crown first. It was clear for everyone but Andrew that he would not come back to a semblance of a royal public role at any time, if ever.

Andrew and Sarah Ferguson married in 1986; had two children-princess beatrice andPrincessEugenie-In 1988 and 1990, respectively; separated in 1992; And officially divorced in 1996. Today, the couple continues to live together at the Royal Lodge of Windsor. During a recent interview, the Duchess of York, who is currently on a book visit for his first historic fictional novel, said she and the prince are the "happiest divorced couple in the world".

"Andrew and I call itdivorced one to each other, not one another. Compromise. Communicate. Tell what you feel, "she says to theFiscal timeearly August. "What is the point of having an argument, honestly?"

Fergie, many scandals involving other men during his wedding with Andrew resulted inBanishment of all the events of the royal family(which was primarily confirmed to date), also said to theFiscal timeThat she believes "one hundred percent" believes Andrew was not involved in something inappropriate during her friendship with Epstein. His comments came on August 6, a few days before the new lawsuit against the Prince be made public on August 9th.

"It has been very difficult for him," said Duchess. "I want him to come through that. I want him to win." She added, "I know everything about him. I think he's an extraordinary person. He was so good to me when I went absolute, Abject H ***. He stood undoubtedly by me. It's not Not a tit-tat. It's right, I know who he is. "

Earlier this week, it was announced that giuffre (seen herein herQuarter detailsmaintenance) Had filed a lawsuit against Andrew, after failing to respond to the offers of his lawyers to settle out of the court. BBC News reported that the documents deposited in the combinationAlleguez Andrew had sex with giuffre without his consent And that he was aware of his age and knew "that she was a victim of sexing trafficking."

According toTimes, this legal action against the Duke of Yorkcould lead to him being questioned under oath, as well as having to turn the evidence, including letters and emails if it disputes the case. If he refuses to appear, it could be subject to judgment and damages.

Tatler reportedThis giuffer had until the next Saturday, August 14, to table the New York Child Victims Act. At the moment when the alleged incidents took place, giuffre was above the legal age of consent in Great Britain (16 years old), but it was a minor child under the New York law. TheTimesGIuffre's lawyers reported writing to York Duke last month, notifying the August deadline but was "so farWithout success to meet Prince Andrew or his lawyer ... to discuss whether a negotiated resolution could be appropriate. "

On August 9, Giuffre published a statement indicated, in part: "I amHOLDING PRINCE ANDREW Responsible For what he did for me. The powerful and the rich are not exempt from being held responsible for their actions. I hope other victims will see that it is possible not to live in silence and fear, but to recover his life by talking and demanding justice ... It's time to consider the time for that it is taken into account.

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Diane Clehane is a reporter based in New York and author ofImagine Diana andDiana: the secrets of his style.