AT THE RACES
Never before seen pictures show Prince Andrew along with Jeffery Epstein and ‘madam’ Ghislaine Maxwell at Ascot races
NEVER-before-seen photos show scandal-hit royal Prince Andrew socialising with Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein at Royal Ascot.
The unearthed photos were shown on BBC Panorama tonight where "sex slave" Virginia Roberts claimed she was trafficked by convicted sex offender Epstein and forced to have sex with the duke.
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Wearing hats and formal attire the trio were seen laughing and smiling at the prestigious racing event in 2000.
The photos were shown on last night's bombshell Panorama where Ms Roberts, now a married mum-of-three, described sex with the duke as "quick and disgusting".
The documentary revealed:
- Five more women say Prince Andrew witnessed Epstein abuse them.
- Virginia Roberts called sex with the Duke of York 'quick and disgusting'.
- Leaked e-mails appear to show Andrew asking for help after sex claims.
- A date on the back of their infamous photograph 'proves it's not a fake'.
- Unseen pictures show the Prince at Ascot with Epstein and Maxwell.
- An Epstein sex accuser says 'wild sex was normal as cup of tea'.
She called on the British public to "stand up beside me to help me fight this fight" and "not accept this as being OK".
She said: "I didn't expect it from royalty...I didn't expect it from someone that people look up to and admire."
Ms Roberts, who claims she was forced to have sex three times with Andrew, said she felt "horrified and ashamed" by the experience.
In her first UK television interview, Ms Giuffre claimed: "He got up and he said 'Thanks'.
Andrew categorically denies he had any form of sexual contact or relationship with Ms Roberts.
The Panorama investigation disclosed that five women who allege they were victims of paedophile Epstein are calling on Andrew to give a testimony in their civil court case.
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In the Panorama interview, Ms Roberts told how Andrew was "the most hideous dancer I've ever seen in my life" and "his sweat was...raining basically everywhere".
She added: "I implore the people in the UK to stand up beside me, to help me fight this fight, to not accept this as being OK.
"This is not some sordid sex story. This is a story of being trafficked, This is a story of abuse and this is a story of your guys' royalty."
Ms Roberts, now 35, said: "I was just like grossed out from it, but I knew I had to keep him happy because that's what Jeffrey and Ghislaine (Maxwell) would have expected from me."
In his controversial Newsnight interview last month, the Duke claimed he had taken his daughter Princess Beatrice to a Pizza Express in Woking on a night he's accused of sleeping with Ms Roberts.
Ms Roberts has claimed she met Andrew at London club Tramp - where he "sweated profusely" - before sleeping with him in 2001.
But the Duke claimed that was factually wrong as he had a medical condition at the time which meant he did not sweat.
'HIDEOUS DANCER'
Addressing that in the interview, she said: "He is the most hideous dancer I've ever seen in my life.
"It was horrible and this guy was sweating all over me, his sweat was like it was raining basically everywhere, I was just like grossed out from it, but I knew I had to keep him happy because that's what Jeffrey and Ghislaine would have expected from me."
When they had left the club, Ms Roberts said the socialite Ms Maxwell, Epstein's then-girlfriend, gave her instructions.
"In the car Ghislaine tells me that I have to do for Andrew what I do for Jeffrey and that just made me sick," she said.
She said that later that evening she had sex with Andrew upstairs at Maxwell's house in Belgravia.
The show also examines the infamous photograph of Andrew pictured with his arm wrapped around her waist at Ms Maxwell's house.
The duke has said he had no memory of the photo being taken and questioned whether it was his own hand in the image.
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Ms Roberts insisted the photo was genuine and she gave the original to the FBI in 2011.
She said: "The people on the inside are going to keep coming up with these ridiculous excuses.
"Like his arm was elongated or the photo was doctored, or he came to New York to break up with Jeffrey Epstein. I mean, come on, I'm calling BS on this, because that's what it is.
"He knows what happened. I know what happened and there's only one of us telling the truth, and I know that's me."
SACKED FROM ROYAL DUTIES
Andrew was sacked by the Queen was stripped of his royal duties and £249,000 sovereign grant last week.
It came after Andrew told Newsnight's Emily Maitlis he did not regret his friendship with the Epstein but that the fallout has damaged his mental health.
He admitted that he was being "too honourable" by staying with his paedo pal in the US and insisted it was simply "convenient" for him.
The Duke failed to express any sympathy for the victims of Epstein, who was found hanged in jail in August while awaiting trial for sex trafficking.
Andrew announced he was standing back from all of the organisations of which he is a patron as he faced a backlash from the car crash interview.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said in response to the allegations on Panorama: "It is emphatically denied that The Duke of York had any form of sexual contact or relationship with Virginia Roberts. Any claim to the contrary is false and without foundation."
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On the duke's association with Epstein, the palace spokesman added: "The Duke of York unequivocally regrets his ill-judged association with Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein's suicide left many unanswered questions, particularly for his victims.
"The Duke deeply sympathises with those affected who want some form of closure. It is his hope that, in time, they will be able to rebuild their lives.
"The Duke is willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations, if required.
"The Duke has already stated that he did not see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to Jeffrey Epstein's arrest and conviction.
"He deplores the exploitation of any human being and would not condone, participate in, or encourage any such behaviour."
Ms Roberts' interview took place before the Duke's disastrous appearance on Newsnight.
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