The scandal over Prince Andrew’s connections to Epstein has been reignited by sexual abuse allegations repeated in Virginia Giuffre’s posthumously published memoir.
In the memoir, Ms Giuffre says she had sex with the prince on three separate occasions, including once with Epstein and “eight other young girls”.
Andrew, who reached a financial settlement with Ms Giuffre in 2022, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. In 2019, he told BBC Newsnight he did not remember meeting Ms Giuffre “at all” and that they “never had any sort of sexual contact”.
Recently, fresh questions have been asked about how he is able to fund his lifestyle despite not being a working royal.
The revelation that he has only ever paid a token annual rent on his Windsor mansion, Royal Lodge, has intensified the scrutiny over his living arrangements – even though he made large payments up front, including for renovations.
The Liberal Democrats said he should be called in front of MPs to give evidence about his lease of his lodge.
But last Thursday, the government refused to give MPs time to debate the prince’s titles or his home, despite growing pressure for scrutiny.
Buckingham Palace has not commented on whether Prince Andrew might move out of his home – or where he might go.
