PRINCE Andrew represents a huge worry for the Royal family and should get a “one-way ticket” to the US, an expert claims.
Newsweek’s Royal Editor Jack Royston told The Sun’s Royal Editor Matt Wilkinson on the Royal Exclusive Show that the Duke is a cause for concern for Charles.
The notorious photograph of Andrew with a young Virginia Giuffre[/caption]
The Sun’s Royal Editor Matt Wilkinson, right, speaking with Newsweek’s Jack Royston, centre, and royal photographer Arthur Edwards, left[/caption]
Andrew and King Charles pictured in 2012[/caption]
Andrew’s scandals within the past few years have made the Royal family see him as a huge worry.
Questions still loom around Andrew and his friendship with Epstein, which “he should be answering,” Newsweek’s Royal Editor Jack Royston explained.
He said: “I think he should have given a deposition to the FBI.
“They weren’t even trying to speak to him as a suspect, they wanted to speak to him as a witness.
“It was the least he could have done.”
The Prince paid millions to Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre in an out-of-court settlement three years ago, while denying sexual assault accusations.
In 2020, the FBI asked the Home Office for help to quiz Andrew.
That investigation was paused last year.
In late January, the High Court files revealed Andy emailed Epstein in February 2011 saying “we’ll play some more soon”.
But in his BBC Newsnight interview, Andrew said he ceased contact with Epstein in December 2010 after they were pictured in New York.
Mr Kuvin said: “Victims have always wanted everyone involved in the Epstein circle to be fully prosecuted. That includes any powerful person.”
Jack also delved into the trouble Andrew may be bringing to the King – especially after his recent scrutiny for being friends with alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo.
During a tribunal hearing, judges concluded Yang had not been honest about his links to the Chinese state and could exploit his relationship with the duke and other public figures.
Jack said: “He’s now bringing more pressure and more concern for Charles with his relationship with his Chinese alleged spy Yang Tengbo, who obviously denies being a spy.
“And we are now getting more and more stories coming out about where Andrew is getting his money from, which suggests that Yang Tengbo might have been the thin edge of the wedge.”
The Editor also expresses Charles’ worry that extends to spending too, with the King having to think about where Andrew could be allegedly sourcing his income.
Jack added: “For Charles, obviously, Andrew’s going to need money if he’s going to stay at Royal Lodge for the rest of his life, he’s going to need money, major amounts of money for the rest of his life.
“And if I was Charles I’d be very concerned about where that money is going to come from.
Royal expert Jack told the show, Andrew should give the FBI a deposition[/caption]
Convicted paedophile Epstein died in 2019[/caption]
Inside Prince Andrew’s ‘crumbling’ Royal Lodge
THE disgraced Duke of York resides at the £30million Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, Berkshire – at least for now.
King Charles has redoubled his efforts to evict the Duke – with insiders branding the stand-off the “siege of Royal Lodge“.
Despite his divorce from Sarah Ferguson in 1996, Prince Andrew lives with his ex-wife at the countryside estate.
Prince Andrew‘s royal residence, with its eye-catching white exterior, boasts 30 rooms with plenty of space for entertaining, plus seven bedrooms spread across the two topmost floors.
The Duke of York is said to spend all day “watching TV in a dark room” like a prisoner at his “crumbling” home.
Royal Lodge is said to “need extensive repairs”, thought to be about £400,000 a year.
The monarch is said to be becoming increasingly frustrated at Andrew’s refusal to care for the colossal mansion.
Andrew is said to have promised King Charles he would take care of its expensive repairs – despite having no apparent source of income.
“Because if he’s willing to become a close confidant of a guy who basically the British think is a Chinese spy, who’s asking him to smuggle people in and out past security unseen, who’s clearly trying to foster a particular type of relationship that has rule-breaking sewn into it?
“I mean that is absolutely the behaviour of somebody who is trying to cultivate a source, an asset, a contact.
“I would be very worried about the Andrew situation if I was Charles.”
Andrew is said to be too scared to visit the US again amid fresh calls for an FBI probe into the scandal surrounding Jeffrey Epstein.
The Duke of York fears he may be arrested after revelations in court documents prompted calls for a new criminal investigation.
Jeffrey Epstein attends Launch of RADAR MAGAZINE at Hotel QT in 2005[/caption]
Duke of York after attending the Christmas Day morning church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk[/caption]
President Donald Trump’s pick to be FBI director has vowed to “do everything” to expose accomplices of late paedophile Epstein.
And a lawyer for victims says the UK Government should “turn him (Andrew) over” for questioning.
A pal of the Prince said: “He is terrified if he goes to America he could be arrested, face civil action or be subpoenaed.
“He used to be Air Miles Andy but he’ll never risk going to America again.
“Since the whole thing blew up, he’s only been to Bahrain, where he has friends. There hasn’t been a single golf trip to Spain or holiday abroad.”
Spencer Kuvin, US lawyer for many of Epstein’s victims, said: “The British monarchy should be embarrassed. He should be fully separated from the monarchy and the public should never be subsidising someone who has either such bad judgment to be friends with this man or could have been involved with him.
“The President should require his new FBI director to fully investigate Andrew’s conduct.
“The Government should turn him over for that and demand he volunteer himself to be a part of it. The King should do that,
“Andrew should be held accountable by the monarchy.”
‘There is no way back for Prince Andrew’, claims PR guru
PRINCE Andrew’s reputation is damaged beyond repair and he will never be able to engineer a return to public life, according to one of Britain’s top PR gurus.
Brand and culture expert Nick Ede, who runs East of Eden PR agency, called the shamed royal “deluded” for thinking he could ever return to royal duties and urged him to give up and ‘enjoy his life’ in exile.
It follows the release of Scoop – a Netflix movie based on the 2019 interview he gave to Newsnight.
Nick said: “There is no way back for him.
“I think you know this perpetual idea that he could still be back. Nobody cares. He hasn’t got fans.
“There’s nobody out there who’s going ‘We want to see Prince Andrew’, not one single person. I think he has to realise that. But I think it’s going to take a long, long time for him to actually understand. It’s very deluded.
“In my opinion, the best thing that he could do is just enjoy his life. He’s got gorgeous daughters. He has a great relationship with Fergie, he has a lovely house.
“Just live a quiet life.”
Reflecting on the interview five years ago – the fallout of which saw Andrew step back from royal duties “for the foreseeable future” – Nick compared the fallout to Frost vs Nixon and said he would have urged him not to do it.
He said: “If I had been advising him, I would say, go quiet, be quiet, just go to ground. You know you’re a prince. Enjoy the life that you lead, but do not open this can of worms, because that’s what it is.
“There was no admission that a relationship with somebody like Epstein was terribly toxic. There was no idea that there were loads of victims of trafficking whose lives were completely ruined by Epstein. He didn’t seem to think that the association he had with that man was anything but positive.
“I think his worst gaffe was obviously being in that interview and agreeing to it in the first place, for not realising that he’s actually going to be interviewed by a very, very good journalist who is going to ask him questions which he might not like.
“But I think what this has done is really shown how archaic Prince Andrew is in his opinions and thoughts.
“Read the room. He’s never read a room at all.”
