Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, apparently sent an email to Ghislaine Maxwell in 2015 asking about Virginia Roberts, also known as Virginia Guiffre. She is the accuser behind the scandal involving Prince Andrew and his friendship with the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
The BBC Panorama documentary, which aired on Tuesday, Dec. 3, unearthed parts of the emails where Prince Andrew got in touch with Maxwell, who was Epstein's ex-girlfriend. According to reports, Maxwell also procured the underage girls that Epstein and his friends allegedly sexually abused.
Prince Andrew wrote in the email that he had questions about Virginia Roberts, and Ms. Maxwell did reply to ask the royal to call her. It is alleged that Prince Andrew sought help to ward off the allegations that he benefitted from Epstein's activities. However, a month prior to this documentary, Prince Andrew denied he knew or met Guiffre and that her accusations were "categorically untrue."
Guiffre, now 35, further revealed in the bombshell documentary that she was told by Maxwell to do to Prince Andrew what she did for Epstein. The accuser also shared that Epstein would have her fly in a private jet from London to New York or the Virgin Islands, whenever Prince Andrew was around. She was 17 years old at that time.
The woman also said in the interview, while in tears, that her encounters with Prince Andrew didn't last very long, but she was disgusted by it. She said that she didn't expect this behavior from a member of the royal family.
Guiffre also confirmed that her photo with Prince Andrew, whose arm was by her waist, is genuine. It was taken at Maxwell's home in Belgravia in 2001, and the photo had a date on the back from when it was printed.
In 2008, Epstein was convicted in the United States for sex trafficking. He took his life while in prison last August while awaiting further trials as five other women have come out to testify against him.
These women said that Prince Andrew knew or was a witness of what went on in Epstein's New York home. According to BBC, the Duke of York could be served subpoenas to talk to the court about what he knows of these cases if he's ever in the United States. However, lawyers for these women implored Prince Andrew to step forward, cooperate with the authorities, and not wait for the subpoenas.
