The windfall from Prince Andrew's association with the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein isn't letting up anytime soon as more revelations come to light. Royal experts believe that the Duke of York is banned from doing his royal duties "for eternity" after he stepped down in November.
Royal experts Russell Myers and Ann Gripper discussed the latest developments in Prince Andrew's controversy in the podcast series "Pod Save the Queen." Allegedly, a woman has come forward to claim that she saw Prince Andrew with his accuser Virginia Roberts Guiffre at the Tramp nightclub in London before.
This latest revelation belied the duke's claims that he does not recall ever meeting Guiffre. Prince Andrew has also denied all the sexual misconduct allegations against him.
Myers said that he does not see this controversy going away for a long time, thus sealing Prince Andrew's fate in the royal family. The expert said that a new controversy could be unleashed if the new woman makes a statement with the FBI.
According to the lawyers of Epstein's victims, the woman claimed she saw Prince Andrew dancing with his "teenage sex slave." Guiffre was only 17 when she met and was allegedly coerced into a sexual encounter with the royal in 2001.
Friends of Prince Andrew, however, are rallying behind Queen Elizabeth's son. They said that the duke was at the club a lot at that time and that the woman claiming to have seen him might not be certain that he was dancing with Roberts specifically. Prince Andrew attended a party at the club just days after the alleged night that he was supposed to be with Roberts. His friends said that he mixes with many female acquaintances while at the Tramp.
The woman said that she particularly remembered Prince Andrew because it was the first time she saw a royal in the flesh. She also remembered that the girl he was dancing with didn't look particularly happy.
The FBI is allegedly looking into Prince Andrew and could subpoena him to give more clarity to Epstein's pending case. According to reports, the agency is interested in speaking with the royal but he has yet to show an inkling that he is ready to cooperate with authorities.
Five women, including Guiffre are accusing him of sex trafficking. Epstein, however, committed suicide in August 2019 while in prison thus the prosecution is grappling for answers for the victims.
