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prince andrew He may have given up his royal titles, but it appears his downfall is far from over.
The royal – once widely considered to be Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite child – is facing calls to step away from public life forever after the tragic details. the charges against them Virginia Giuffre stripped naked Explosive posthumous memoir,
The 65-year-old man, who denies any wrongdoing, is also under increasing pressure to leave his job 30 bedroom royal mansion And begin cooperating with the FBI in the investigation of the pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein,
This revelation has renewed demands for the Metropolitan Police check out royalwhen the force repeatedly refused to launch a full investigation into claims that he slept with Guiffre in London when he was 17.
The Met has three times looked into allegations relating to Andrew and Epstein’s activities in London and has chosen not to investigate.
Giuffre’s brother and sister-in-law, Skye and Amanda Roberts, said this week If the Met refuses to take action, the police watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) must review the decision. The IOPC has not received any referrals on this issue, Independent Understands.
It has been more than 20 years since a member of the royal family has faced a criminal investigation. Princess Anne was charged with an offense under the Dangerous Dogs Act in 2002 after her dog bit two children in Windsor Great Park.
Independent has reviewed what criminal charges, if any, Andrew may face in the UK and US.
Met with police investigating allegations of attempt to defame Giuffre
The Met Police have confirmed they are “actively investigating” new allegations that Andrew tried to use his police bodyguard to discredit his accuser.
mail on sunday claims to see Leaked emails from 2011 in which Andrew said he handed over Giuffre’s confidential Social Security Number (SSN) and date of birth to his taxpayer-funded Met Police security officer, apparently to dig up dirt on her.
Andrew reportedly wrote in an email to Queen Elizabeth’s deputy press secretary, Ed Perkins: “It also appears that he has a criminal record.” [United] State. i gave him the date of birth [date of birth] and XXX, Social Security Number to check with on duty PPO [personal protection officer],
Giuffre’s family said he no criminal recordAnd it is unclear whether the bodyguard complied with the request.
Dai Davis, the Met’s former head of royal protection, has urged the force to question the royal under caution if there is evidence he incited a police officer to commit a criminal offense of misconduct in public office.
“The time has now come for Scotland Yard to launch a full criminal investigation into Prince Andrew.” he told Match,
“Asking a police officer to investigate an alleged victim is beyond their duties, whether that’s calling the FBI, calling their colleagues in the United States, or finding out on their own whether there is a criminal offense against someone. In my view, that is a criminal offense.”
According to legal experts, the allegations could also lead to a criminal investigation in the US. Under the Identity Theft and Impersonation Prevention Act, individuals who knowingly use, transfer, or take possession of another person’s SSN with the intent to commit an unlawful act may face fines or jail time in the most serious cases.
Spencer Quinn, who represented nine of Epstein’s victims, told Wire: “The punishment for this offense is very serious and can carry up to 15 years in prison.”
He called on the FBI to immediately open an investigation into Andrew’s alleged use of Guiffre’s SSN and requested an interview with the royal, adding: “Both the American and British authorities should not protect this terrible man. The world must hold Andrew accountable and show everyone that justice matters.”
However, the Met has not confirmed whether it has launched an official investigation, or what crimes, if any, it might lead to. potentially involvedA spokesperson said: “We are aware of the media reporting and are actively looking into the claims made.”
Family court and women’s rights barrister Dr Charlotte Proudman said the bodyguard’s claims, if true, would represent a “deeply disturbing abuse of power”.
“The idea that public resources can be used to stigmatize victims of sexual abuse reinforces why so many victims feel unsafe coming forward,” she said. Independent,
“This is not just about individual conduct, but about the broader failure of institutions – including the police – to confront misogyny and hold the powerful accountable.”
Andrew accused of having sex with Giuffre
Giuffre, who took her own life in April this year, claims she was forced to have sex with Andrew three times, including once in London. The prince has always vehemently denied the claims.
Andrew is mentioned a total of 88 times in Giuffre’s 400-page diary-style memoir nobody’s girlWhich was published on Tuesday.
Giuffre alleges in his book She was 17 years old and was trafficked When she first slept with the royal while living with Epstein’s ex-girlfriend Ghislaine MaxwellHouse in London. She says they had sex after a night out at Tramp nightclub – describing Andrew, 41, as a “bumbling dancer”.
She claims that the next day Maxwell told her: “You did good, the Prince had fun.” Later, she claims, Epstein paid her $15,000 to “do a tabloid guy named ‘Randy Andy'”. Giuffre claims she was sent into the bedroom to have sex with Andrew again a month later, while he was visiting Epstein’s New York home.
Giuffre wrote that she did not know exactly when she had sex with Andrew for the third time, but that she had participated in group sex with the royal and eight other young girls on Epstein’s Caribbean island of Little St. James, also known as Little St. Jeff by the billionaire’s friends.
andrew payment an unknown amount – Settled a civil lawsuit in the US for an estimated $16 million, but did not admit any liability in relation to the sexual assault allegations. She brought the case under the New York Child Victims Act, as this allowed her to bring charges that would otherwise have been outside the bounds of US law.
Given that one of the alleged attacks took place in London, the Met Police have come under pressure to investigate the case.
The fact that Giuffre claims to have been 17 at the time does not mean that the incident was a crime, as the legal age of consent in the UK is 16. However, if it can be proven that Giuffre was a victim of sex trafficking, or that Andrew paid for the encounter, it is possible that it could have criminal implications for the prince.
Former Met Commissioner Cressida Dick claimed that “no one is above the law”. Promised to review documents from a civil suit filed by Giuffre in 2021, but the force later confirmed it was taking no further action against the prince.
This was the third time that the Meteorological Department had refused to initiate an investigation. According to Ms Dick, the issues the police considered were whether there was evidence of a crime, and whether the UK was the correct jurisdiction to deal with the case.
Dr Proudman called on the Met to reopen its investigation and said he believed the force had “a deep problem with a pattern of misogyny and minimizing violence against women and girls”.
He said, “In the light of the evidence now revealed in her book, it is difficult to understand why the Met has not reopened the investigation into Virginia Giuffre’s original allegations against Andrew.”
“This is not just about one man or one case, it is about whether the police is ready to face up to its failures in protecting women, especially when the accused is powerful. The investigation must be reopened so that survivors can believe that no one is above the law.”
Andrew is under pressure to help the FBI
Cabinet minister Peter Kyle on Tuesday urged Andrew to cooperate with US authorities and provide evidence about Epstein’s crimes.
In 2020, a federal investigator accused Andrew of providing “zero cooperation” in the US investigation of Epstein and his conspirators, despite promising that he was willing to help when he stepped down from public duties in 2019.
This week, Business Secretary Mr Kyle urged them to stick to their word, telling ITV good morning britain: “I think that anyone who has any information that could bring justice and information to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes should engage fully with the authorities who want to provide that information and justice to the victims.”
He added: “Those victims must be first, and they must be at the center of how we discuss and debate any issue related to the Jeffrey Epstein … situation and the crimes he committed. So, of course, anyone, anywhere who has information that could deliver justice should share it openly.”
“I believe Andrew has said in the past that he will cooperate, and I urge him to stick to his word.”
Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick agreed that Andrew should give evidence to US authorities about “what he knew and his involvement in the scandal”.