The first association with Epstein emerged in 2015, with the accusation that André sexually abused Virginia Giuffre. Between emails, messages and photos, the relationship with the businessman lasted several years.
Former Prince Andrew, who was arrested this Thursday in London, had hisincluding that of prince, were removed in November by his brother, King Charles III, following new revelations about the Epstein case.
The first revelations about the alleged sexual abuse of minors committed by the former prince emerged in 2015when the North American declared in a Florida court that was forced to have sex with André when I was still a minor, within the network criminal run by American millionaire and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
The scandal resurfaced in 2019 and, after the arrest of Jeffrey Epstein and his suicide in prison, André announced his retirement from public life in November of that year.
However, investigations into the case continued and, In 2021, Giuffre filed a complaint against the former prince, alleging that she was abused by him when she was still a minor.
Who is it Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor?
Born Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in London on February 19, 1960, he is the third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh.
In 1983, he fought in the Falklands War [Ilhas Malvinas] as a naval helicopter pilot aboard HMS Invincible and was awarded the Queen Victoria Medal for saving the lives of several sailors.
After more than twenty years of serviceleft the British Armed Forces in 2001, when he reached the rank of lieutenant commander. In 2001, he was appointed special representative of the British Department for International Trade (BTI), a government organization responsible for promoting British trade and investment abroad.
He was president of the English Football Association (FA) from 2000 to 2006, when he was succeeded by his nephew, Prince William.
In 1985, he met the aristocrat Sarah Fergusonwhom he married on July 23, 1986, at Westminster Abbey. After marriage he was named Duke of York and, in 1987, he assumed his place in the House of Lords. He was also named Earl of Invernessa hereditary title, around the same time.
Their daughter Beatrice was born on August 8, 1988, and Princess Eugenie on March 23, 1990. On March 19, 1992, after six years of marriage and several love scandals, the couple announced their separation, and the divorce was finalized in 1996.
The UK police arrested him this Thursday for suspected misconduct in public officeBritish media reported. So far, no further details are known about the arrest of former Prince Andrew, involved in the case of American sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein, with whom he had links.
Thames Valley Police, a department covering areas west of London including Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home, said they were assessing reports that the former prince had sent business reports to Jeffrey Epstein. Police did not release Mountbatten-Windsor’s name, as is customary under British law.
When asked about the arrest, authorities indicated, through a statement, that a man in his sixties had been arrested.
“After a thorough assessment, we have opened an investigation into this allegation of misconduct in public office,” the statement reads.
“It is important that we protect the integrity and objectivity of our investigation as we work with our partners to investigate this alleged crime,” added British authorities.
