Thursday 11 March 2021
Prince Andrew and Virginia Roberts in the image, allegedly taken at Ghislaine Maxwell s townhouse in London in 2001
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Ghislaine Maxwell currently remains in prison in New York, following repeated attempts by her lawyers to secure bail ahead of her trial this summer. Now her brother, Ian Maxwell, has cast doubt on claims made by Prince Andrew in regards to the location of a photo, showing him with the then-underage Virginia Roberts.
The image in question shows the Duke of York with his arm around Roberts (now Virginia Giuffre), with Ghislaine Maxwell visible smiling behind them. Virginia Giuffre has alleged that she was made to have sex with Andrew on three occasions while she was being trafficked as a teenage âsex slaveâ for Epstein, including when she was 17 (a minor under US law). The Prince has strenuously denied her claims.