Prince Andrew, who will no longer use his title Duke of York, vehemently denies allegations Virginia Giuffre was forced to have sex with him three times after being trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein
Prince Andrew will no longer use his title Duke of York(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Prince Andrew “must answer key questions” should the Metropolitan Police probe progress, a former royal police officer said.
The prince is said to have given a royal protection officer Virginia Giuffre’s date of birth and confidential social security number — which is similar to the UK’s National Insurance number — bombshells which have led to the Met Police “actively looking” at a probe.
Dai Davies, the former head of Scotland Yard’s Royal Protection Command, said he believes Andrew, 65, now has key questions to answer about the newly emerged emails, which allegedly show the communication in February 2011.
Andrew vehemently denies the allegations that Ms Giuffre was forced to have sex with him three times after being trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein. However, Mr Davies has called on police to “do their job properly” and consider the probe — not yet enough for an investigation — carefully.
“The team who were protecting him need to be interviewed, and the truth needs to come out one way or the other. Along with the other allegations that he has never really been questioned about properly by the police or anyone else, then this is yet another example why the authorities, for once, should do their job properly,” the former royal cop told The Sun.
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Prince Andrew is pictured during the Newsnight interview(Image: BBC)
The emails show Andrew also tried to rope in one of the late Queen’s aides in digging up dirt. In them, Andrew admits it was “possible” he was photographed with Virginia — despite him saying in his 2019 Newsnight interview: “I categorically don’t remember meeting her at all.”
This interview — branded “a car crash” — was described as “the most grotseque crisis” by one royal expert last week. Andrew, who said he will finally stop using his remaining titles and honours, agreed to sit down the BBC journalist Emily Maitlis for the show, the first time he publicly recounting his friendship with the American financier and convicted sex offender Epstein.
But questions still remain unanswered following Andrew’s decision to give up his honours on Friday. Virginia’s family said the latest revelations leaked in the emails “expose the lengths to which those implicated try to discredit and defame survivors”. They added: “The truth will surface and there will be no shadows in which they can hide.”
And Mr Davies added: “Based on the evidence of the email to the Deputy Press Secretary, which appears to be genuine, there is, in my opinion, sufficient evidence for the Met Police or any other force to actually investigate the circumstances.
“Who said what to whom, how did Andrew get her social number in America, how did he get her date of birth, did Epstein or Maxwell or anyone else obtain those for him. So there’s a lot of questions to be asked of the circumstances.”
Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing.
