‘Forced At 17, Buckingham Palace…’: Testimonies Of Andrew’s Alleged Victims Who Came On Record Against Disgraced Ex-Prince

London: UK's disgraced former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who has long been in a tangled mess of controversy due to his links with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has once again come under the spotlight following his arrest on Thursday. It is alleged that he leaked confidential official files to Epstein, who allegedly sent minor girls to Andrew. Here is a look at the victims of the sex scandal who raised their voices against the Royal family member:

Virginia Giuffre

One of the prominent accusers of Epstein, Virginia Giuffre, had sued Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in 2021 for rape and sexual abuse. The lawsuit alleged that she had been forced to sleep with Andrew multiple times when she was just 17 years old. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was in his 40s during the time when the alleged abuse took place.

Andrew, who has always denied any wrongdoing, reached a financial settlement with Giuffre in 2022. Andrew had once claimed that he never met Virginia Giuffre.

A picture, which was released in the public domain earlier, showed Giuffre and Andrew at Maxwell's London house, the building where Giuffre claimed that she was forced to have sex with the royal family member. The picture showed Andrew standing with his arms around a 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre. Ghislaine Maxwell, who allegedly lured and groomed young women for the paedophile and his high-profile clients, also featured in the picture.

Victim Invited To Buckingham Palace?

Another Epstein victim, whose identity remains protected, alleged through her lawyer that the paedophile sent her to Prince Andrew, after which she spent a night with the royal. The lawyer further claimed that the woman was given a private tour of Buckingham Palace following the encounter. “And she even had, after a night with Prince Andrew, a tour of Buckingham Palace,” her lawyer said.

‘He Dragged Me Through Hell’: Woman

An alleged victim who claimed to have been sexually abused by the royal said in 2020, “I have been trafficked to Epstein. He and Andrew have dragged me through hell and back. They tore me and hurt the very soul of me. He became a controller and sexually abused me.”

“He was friends with Andrew, who did the same thing," she added.

Mystery Woman In Epstein Files

A disturbing picture of Andrew in the Epstein files showed the disgraced prince kneeling on all fours over a woman. Another image showed him touching the waist of the woman, whose faced was redacted by US federal agency DOJ before publication. Democratic lawmaker Ted Lieu alleged that the woman in the pictures is a victim of the Epstein sex scandal.

During a hearing of the US House Judiciary Committee, California Congressman Lieu presented his arguments and questioned Attorney General and US President Donald Trump's aide Pam Bondi.

Ted Lieu told the committee, “I'm going to show you two photos of former Prince Andrew. Prince Andrew attended various parties with Jeffrey Epstein." He moved further to ask Bondi, “Under the law Congress passed, you were allowed to redact photos to protect the victims of Epstein’s sex trafficking operation. You redacted the photos of this victim’s face because you were following the congressional law, is that correct?”

As Bondi confirmed the reasoning, Lieu concluded that the mystery woman is a victim of sex trafficking.

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