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He is 7th in line to the British throne. As a member royal family facilities mass media given to the Duke of York increased attention, however, despite the rich military career, most of the articles are devoted to the prince’s personal life.
Childhood and youth
Andrew Albert Christian Edward was born on February 19, 1960. He is the third of four children in the royal family: first heir British throne, Prince of Wales, was born in 1948, Princess Anne two years later, and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, youngest child, born in 1964.
On April 8, 1960, the Archbishop of Canterbury Geoffrey Fisher baptized the boy in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace, dedicating him to the Christian faith. Andrew became the first child born into the family of a reigning monarch (Elizabeth II ascended the throne in 1952) since Princess Beatrice (1837-1901).
Like his older brothers and sisters, Andrew was raised within the walls of Buckingham Palace by a governess. She taught him until he was 5 years old, then the boy was sent to private school Heatherdown near Ascot, Berkshire.
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In September 1973, the prince entered the elite boarding school Gordonstoun in the north of Scotland. In his youth he easily coped with educational material, and from January to June 1977 interned at Lakefield College in Canada. Two years later he graduated from Gordonstoun, passing the English language, history, economics and political science.
In April 1979, Andrew went to serve as a pilot at the British Royal Naval College. military aviation. Within a month, the young man proved himself, and they signed a contract with him for 12 years. Two years later, in 1982, a member of the royal family joined 820 Naval Air Squadron, serving aboard the aircraft carrier Invisible. Here his biography “smelled of gunpowder” - the Falklands War broke out.
Career and social activities
On April 2, 1982, Argentina unexpectedly captured the Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory, triggering the war. Invincible was one of only two aircraft carriers afloat, so she had the honor of becoming the vanguard of the Royal Navy. navy Great Britain in the struggle for the islands.
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In order not to endanger Andrew's life, the government ruled out young man of the participants military operation, but the Queen of Great Britain insisted on the return of her son. The prince was appointed co-pilot of the helicopter " Sea King", the purpose of which was the destruction anti-ship missiles"Exocet".
On June 14, 1982, the day the war ended, the Invincible docked in Portmund, where Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, side by side with the citizens of their country, welcomed their son. Royal Navy Commander Nigel Ward later called Andrew "an excellent pilot and a promising officer."
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The prince continued to serve and, having received the rank of lieutenant on February 1, 1984, was appointed personal aide-de-camp to the queen. In subsequent years, Andrew passed the squadron command exam, and from 1993 to 1994 he led a minesweeper, the main task which is the search and destruction of bombs.
Prince Andrew ended his military career in 2001, having risen to the rank of officer in the Diplomatic Directorate of the Naval Staff at the British Ministry of Defence. Three years later, a member of the royal family, as befits the navy, was given the title of Honorary Captain, and in 2010 - Honorary Rear Admiral, and after another 5 years - Honorary Vice Admiral.
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In addition to his career as a pilot, the Duke of York devoted himself to charity. Since 2001 he has worked with British company"Trade & Investment" as the UK's special representative for international trade and investments. Responsibilities included representing the country at trade fairs and conferences around the world.
In February 2011, during civil war in Libya, Chris Bryant, a member of the House of Commons, questioned Prince Andrew's candidacy for the representative post. The basis was the fact that he was
"not only a close friend of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, but also a friend of convicted Libyan arms smuggler Tarek Kaituni."
The prince was removed from office. On September 3, 2012, the Duke of York became one of 40 people to rappel down from The Shard, the tallest skyscraper in not only London, but Europe. The dangerous stunt was performed to attract investors to the Outward Bound and Royal Marines Charitable funds.
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Since 2014, as part of the Pitch@Palace project, Prince Andrew has been advising entrepreneurs, financially supporting profitable business ideas, or sharing contacts with potential investors.
A number of awards and organizations are named after the Duke of York. For example, with funds charitable foundation“The Prince Andrew” provides financial support to children who have achieved excellence in their studies or professional skills. The Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award (iDEA) recognizes young people who are talented in technology, while The Duke of York Young Entrepreneur rewards young entrepreneurs.
Personal life
In February 1981, Prince Andrew met Koo Stark - now famous actress. They say that between the young people there was real love. The girl, whom even Elizabeth II sympathized with, waited for her lover from the war, prepared for a long happy life. However, the plans were disrupted by nude photos of Koo Stark that appeared in the press - stills from the erotic film “Emily” (1976). Pressure from his family prompted Andrew to put an end to the affair. The lovers remained close friends: the prince became godfather Tatiana, daughter of the actress.
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On July 23, 1986, the wedding of Andrew and the daughter of Major Ronald Ferguson took place in Westminster Abbey. Two daughters were born in the marriage: August 8, 1988 -, March 23, 1990 -.
The union of the Duke and Duchess seemed happy, but Andrew's military career did not allow him to spend much time with his wife. In the early 1990s, Sarah was often seen in the company of other men, and in March 1992 the couple announced their divorce (the process ended on May 30, 1996). A few months later, photographs of Ferguson with Steve Wyeth, a millionaire, appeared in the media: the couple was relaxing on the beach, and the man was kissing the prince’s formal wife’s feet. After this incident, Philip, the husband of Catherine II, forbade financial support for Sarah.
Since 2001, Andrew has been in a relationship with businesswoman Amanda Staveley. Two years later, a Daily Mail journalist reported that a member of the royal family was planning to propose to her, but former model said in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph:
“I have no plans to marry Andrew now or in the future.”
After this statement, the couple broke up.
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In 2010, Sarah Ferguson, who continued to live with ex-husband, was caught taking a bribe: she took money for organizing an audience with the prince. Video footage of Indian reporter Mather Mahmud from the News of the World“, where the Duchess receives an advance for a meeting in the amount of $40 thousand, served as irrefutable evidence of guilt. The prince's entourage denied that Andrew was aware of the situation. A year later, he paid off his ex-wife's multimillion-dollar debts.
Prince Andrew now
12 October 2018 Duke of York youngest daughter, Princess Eugenie. Her chosen one was Jack Brooksbank, co-owner of Casamigos tequila production. Before getting married, the couple dated for 7 years. The wedding took place in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
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Prince Andrew continues to engage in charity work. Now he donates funds to the Fight for Sight foundation, which researches eye diseases and is looking for ways to prevent and treat blindness.
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Princess Eugenie's wedding day is approaching and we want to know everything about her: her outfit, her ring and, of course, her parents. Despite their divorce in 1996, Sarah "Fergie" Ferguson and Prince Andrew, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, remained close and their strong relationships with their daughters are proof of this. Expected that ex-couple will reunite at his daughter's wedding on October 12, 2018.
Here's everything we know about difficult relationships Duke and Duchess of York.
Eugenie's parents were introduced to each other by Princess Diana
Sarah Ferguson and Princess Diana have a long history. Although their mothers went to school together, they themselves only became close in adolescence— after meeting at a polo match. Fergie's father, Sir Ronald Ferguson, was the manager of Prince Charles' polo team. They quickly became friends, and Fergie even had her own nickname for Lady Di: "Dutch."
“I remember the wedding of Princess Diana and Prince Charles very well. I couldn’t even imagine then that I would be walking down the same aisle many years later,” Sarah Ferguson told Oprah Winfrey in her interview. In 1985, Diana played matchmaker by inviting Fergie to stay at Windsor Castle for the week of Royal Ascot. During lunch, Fergie, then 25, sat next to Prince Andrew and Diana's plan worked wonderfully.
After a whirlwind romance, they married on July 23, 1986
Less than a year after the meeting, on March 16, 1986, the couple announced their engagement. Wedding ring Fergie made headlines: the ring, which cost Prince Andrew almost $33,000, contained a stunning Burmese ruby and 10 diamonds.
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The couple married at Westminster Abbey in the summer of that year and officially became the Duke and Duchess of York.
The newlyweds immediately began their royal duties, attending an annual trip to Canada immediately after they tied the knot. After two week tour they spent Honeymoon on a canoe trip across Canada.
During this time, Sarah Ferguson was loved and supported by both the royal family and the tabloids. Her down-to-earth nature, career in publishing, and outgoing personality were considered refreshing. And Lady Di was her biggest fan.
Their "happy marriage" was deceptive
The couple didn't wait long to have children: Princess Beatrice of York was born on August 8, 1988 and Princess Eugenie of York was born on March 23, 1990.
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While Fergie was adjusting to motherhood, Prince Andrew was traveling the world as a naval officer. “I saw him 40 days a year for the first five years of our marriage. I had to learn to be a princess own experience" Sarah told Oprah.
Prince Andrew's strict naval schedule ultimately led to the demise of their relationship. The couple separated in 1992 and finalized their divorce in May 1996.
“I didn’t want a divorce, but I had to because of the circumstances,” Sarah said in 2011. The Duchess of York also did not want to receive compensation from the royal family as part of the divorce.
When I met Her Majesty about this, she asked: “What do you want, Sarah?” and I answered, “Your friendship,” which I think amazed her, because everyone said I would demand a big settlement.
After the divorce, the Duchess claimed that she received 15,000 pounds a year (about $20,000) in maintenance. Her main sources of income are from her book, the television show Finding Sarah. and her role as a spokesperson for Weight Watchers.
Sarah Ferguson was targeted by British tabloids, causing anger among the royal family
Fergie was originally loved British press. However, when photographers caught the Duchess sunbathing topless with financial adviser John Bryan in 1992, things turned into a huge scandal. Some suspect these conflicting images led to Fergie and Andrew's separation.
In May 2010, a video appeared, filmed hidden camera, which shows the Duchess attempting to sell access to Prince Andrew to a wealthy Indian businessman for $500,000 (about $725,000). She later admitted that she was drunk while recording the video.
The family still participates in activities together
Until 2004 - eight years after the divorce - Fergie was still living with the family, Sunninghill Park in Berkshire. Today, the former couple owns a chalet in Verbier, Switzerland, where they often holiday with their daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie.
They still consider each other best friends. When asked if they would ever get married, she simply said, "He's still mine handsome prince, he will always be my handsome prince."
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In a statement, Buckingham Palace denied information that appeared in the American media about possible sexual contacts between Prince Andrew and minors: “We do not comment on the details of this case. But to avoid any doubt, we state that any suggestion of inappropriate contact with minors is completely untrue."
Prince Andrew's name appears in documents filed by an unnamed woman (who goes by the pseudonym "Jane Doe 3") in court in Florida. They are connected with the investigation into financier Jeffrey Epstein, which has been ongoing in the United States for several years.
"Jane Doe 3" claims that between 1999 and 2002, when she was underage, Jeffrey Epstein forced her to have sex with Prince Andrew. According to her, this happened three times, in three different places: in London, New York and on the private island owned by Epstein.
The Daily Telegraph reports that we're talking about that Prince Andrew was accused of sexually assaulting 17-year-old Virginia Roberts.
According to the BBC, a spokeswoman for the royal family press service said about the scandal: “This all relates to a long and ongoing investigation into civil suit, to which the Duke of York has no relation."
A judicial investigation was launched in 2011 into American businessman Jeffrey Epstein, who had previously spent a year and a half in prison on charges of forcing a minor into prostitution. Then, in 2011, Prince Andrew was forced to apologize for his friendship with Epstein.
American lawyer Alan Dershowitz said he plans to take legal action against a woman who claims she was forced to have sex with him as a minor, as well as with British prince Andrew. The former Harvard law professor wants her to testify under oath. Dershowitz told the BBC: "If she believes she was harmed by me and Prince Andrew, she should sue us for damages."
Fifty-four-year-old Prince Andrew, Duke of York is the second son of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. He was married until 1996 to Sarah, Duchess of York. Andrew is 5th in line of succession to the British throne (following the birth of a son to Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and his wife Duchess Catherine in 2013). As a helicopter pilot, he took part in the British-Argentine war over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) in 1982. At the same time, the name of the Duke of York constantly appears in various scandals. In 2011, for example, Prince Andrew, who was then playing trade ambassador Britain, has been criticized in the British media for costing the exchequer millions of pounds in his overseas voyages around the world. The press also accused him of being friends with dubious personalities - from those close to the Libyan Colonel Gaddafi to billionaires with post-Soviet space. The Duke of York suffered the most with New York financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was convicted of forcing underage girls into prostitution. More than three years ago, the British Sunday edition The Telegraph ran a 2001 photo of Prince Andrew with his arm around the waist of 17-year-old Virginia Roberts on its front page. It was alleged that the girl was once invited to Epstein’s Florida villa in order to massage him and his guests, but the matter was not limited to massage. And an unnamed assistant to the Duke of York confirmed to the Sunday Telegraph that the prince was frequent guest Epstein and, like other guests, he received massages there, but “massage in itself is not something reprehensible. If he is to blame for the fact that he was given a massage, then he is only to blame for the fact that he was given a massage.”
Was involved in scandals and ex-wife Duke of York - in 2010, The News of the World published a video in which Sarah Ferguson agreed to arrange a meeting between an undercover reporter posing as a wealthy businessman and ex-husband for 500 thousand pounds (about $720 thousand). At the same time, as reported, Andrew himself knew nothing about his wife’s deal.
In the summer of 2011, Prince Andrew was forced to resign as UK Trade Representative - largely “thanks” to his connections with the aforementioned Epstein.
The son of Elizabeth II conquered the most high building Europe. Prince Andrew, 52, rappelled from London's Shard skyscraper. this moment being the largest in Europe, from the 87th to the 20th floor. The prince's team consisted of 40 people. The event was held for charitable purposes - the proceeds will go to educational projects for children around the world.
“I won’t even tell you whether it was easy and simple or not. “I will never do this again,” said the prince immediately after the descent.
According to the Daily Mail, the prince prepared thoroughly for the descent. During his summer training with Marines in Arbroath, he was able to climb 67 floors in just 30 minutes.
“Thanks to the training, I was able to start the descent without too much shaking. It was very important to take the first step,” said the Duke of York.
This event brought in more than 350,000 euros in charitable contributions. Despite the fact that the organizers expected an income of one million pounds (1.2 million euros), the prince was pleased with the result, notes Sky News. Some of the donations were made by relatives and friends of the 52-year-old prince. For example, 500 pounds (about 600 euros) were contributed by his daughter, Princess Eugenie, who said that she was proud of her father's action.
"One is very good man on the roof warned me - you'll be sliding and hitting the windows first, it might look awkward, but use your knees. That's exactly what I did. Indeed, I simply skimmed through the first sections. To be honest, it was scary,” he said after the descent.
The proceeds will be divided between two charity organisations - educational fund The Outward Bound Trust, co-directed by Prince Andrew, and the Marines Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund, who helped participants prepare for the risky descent.
Prince Andrew's noble act could not have come at a better time. The fact is that a few days earlier, his nephew Prince Harry found himself at the center of a scandal, in Once again putting the royal family's reputation at risk.
Another august son was filmed naked during a party in Las Vegas. Young man meeting a group in a bar pretty girls, went up with them to his VIP suite at the five-star Wynn hotel, where the company played strip billiards, as a result of which the prince soon found himself without clothes.
The photos spread all over the world in just a few minutes.
Prince Andrew did not comment on the story with his nephew, but the British media, which were prohibited from publishing photographs of Prince Harry under threat of court, did not fail to note the variety of the august “entertainment.”
Prince Andrew was born on February 19, 1960 in Buckingham Palace. He became the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was named after his grandfather paternal line, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark.
Like his older brothers and sisters, he was entrusted to a governess who was involved in his upbringing and education. By the age of 19, he received a diploma in the history of economic and political sciences and went to the Royal Naval College. In 1979, Prince Andrew joined the Royal Navy to train as a military helicopter pilot. The Prince was later accepted as a military helicopter trainee, signing a contract for 12 years from 11 May 1979.
Already on September 1, he received a promotion, and in 1980 he was awarded the Green Beret. Until 1982, the prince took advanced training courses and became a full-fledged pilot. He joins Naval Airlift Squadron 820 aboard the USS Invincible, where he continues to serve.
On April 2, 1982, the so-called Falklands War began between Great Britain and Argentina over the disputed islands. the main role in this war was assigned to the Royal Navy and naval aviation, so the British cabinet made every effort to return the prince from danger zone, however, Queen Elizabeth insisted on her son’s desire to remain in the service and participate in the war.
After the end of the war, the Invincible returned to Portsmouth, where it was greeted by the Queen and Prince Philip, along with the families of the other crew members. In his book about that war, Commander Nigel Ward said that the Argentine government was specially preparing a series of assassination attempts on the prince. The commander described Andrew himself as “an excellent pilot and a very promising officer.”
In February 1984, the prince received the rank of lieutenant, after which the Queen appointed him as her personal assistant-adjutant. After this, the prince commanded several units in different regions planets.
As for the prince's personal life, on July 23, 1986, he married Sarah Ferguson, whom he had known since childhood. At the wedding and in the first years after it, they were very happy. They had two daughters. However, the prince’s constant travels associated with his military career, increasingly clouded the marriage, which eventually ended in divorce on May 30, 1996. After the divorce, the media repeatedly noted the very warm relations former spouses.
“We managed to work together to bring happiness to our children,” Sarah Ferguson said in an interview.
IN last years Prince Andrew served as the UK's special trade representative.
Since the Duke has no sons, there are no heirs to the title (peerages, except in special cases, are inherited only by direct line male line). If Prince Andrew does not remarry and have a son, then after his death the title "Duke of York" will revert to the crown and can be re-appropriated.
He is 4th in the line of succession to the British throne (after the birth of Prince Harry in 1984).
As a member of the royal family, has his own coat of arms based on state emblem Great Britain.
This statement was made former assistant and Epstein's butler, who said he met the prince three times at Epstein's £4 million Palm Beach home.
Juan Alessi, who worked for Epstein for 11 years, also told the Daily Mail that during his visits the prince enjoyed the services of young masseuses every day. He stated that after the procedures, Andrew appeared “with a smile on his face.” The butler is sure that Epstein paid for the massages.
The masseuses received $100 per hour for their services, which were provided in a closed part of the house. Only Epstein and selected guests had access to this part, he added.
This is the same mansion where some guest rooms contained bars of soap in the shape of male and female genitalia, and where Epstein, 58, solicited prostitution from minors, a crime for which he served 13 months in prison starting in 2008. He was also accused of hiring "erotic masseuses" whom he sexually harassed during daily treatments.
According to Mr. Alessi, Andrew and close girlfriend Epstein's Ghislaine Maxwell - the 49-year-old daughter of the late media mogul Robert Maxwell - kept a pile of sex toys in her house.
However, there is no evidence that the prince had sex in Epstein's home or was aware of what was allegedly going on behind closed doors.
Buckingham Palace yesterday refused to comment on this news - a source there only emphasized that there is no reason to attribute “inappropriate” behavior to Andrew.
However, it is obvious that these revelations will raise new wave Questions about the validity of the Duke's tenure as the UK's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment.
We note that Mr. Alessi, who worked for Epstein until 2002, was limited in his statements due to an ongoing confidentiality agreement he signed when he left his job with the financier. He could only talk about what happened in Epstein’s so-called “House of Sin” “in general outline"The Palm Beach mansion was "stuffed" with erotic photographs of young women, he said. When asked if Andrew had seen these photographs, the butler replied: "You'd have to be blind not to see them. There were photos of girls without clothes all over the house... Most of them are from Europe."
Mr Alessi also said that naked girls frolicked in the pool during the prince's stay in the house. When asked if he was sure of this, the butler replied: “Yes. I cannot prove it, but I remember what I saw with my own eyes.” He also noted that the prince himself did not expose himself, and he had no evidence that the bathers were minors.
Mr Alessi, a retiree who owns a chain of rental properties, said: “The first time I met Prince Andrew was at a private property in Palm Beach around 2001. It was huge house, and if Epstein or the Prince needed something, they would call me and I would bring them, say, a cup of tea or something."
The former butler noticed that the prince's bodyguards were relaxed during visits to the mansion and remained in one of the guest rooms.
"In those days, they (Epstein and the prince) flew a lot. They traveled often and were away from the mansion."
Mr Alessi, whose wife also worked for Epstein, said Andrew had "daily massages" during his visits to the Palm Beach mansion. Was he really satisfied after each procedure? "Wouldn't you?" - Mr. Alessi laughed.
Did he leave the room with a smile on his face? “Yes, of course!” he replied.
Mr Alessi admitted that although he was absolutely sure that the prince had massages, he could not give more detailed information on this occasion. The procedures took place on the second floor, which was isolated from the rest of the property.
"We didn't have the opportunity to go up there. We couldn't witness what was happening there. We could imagine it. I think other employees will tell you about it."
Asked who paid for Prince Andrew's massages, Mr Alessi said: "It is quite possible that I did it (on behalf of Epstein). The girls who came to the mansion to give massages were not paid on the same day. They celebrated their working hours - two hours today, three hours tomorrow, for example - and at the end of the week I paid them."
Alessi also said that the prince was “a very well-mannered person.”
"We had about 1,000 guests, and he was one of the very few who left us a tip... I think about $200... He also asked if my wife and I wanted to take a photo with him as a souvenir. I also liked that he always made his bed."
Stephen Glover(Stephen Glover)
[…] His friendship with Jeffrey Epstein reputedly began several years before the billionaire pedophile was sentenced to 18 months in prison for soliciting an underage girl into prostitution.
In this case, Mr. Epstein's inclinations were clear enough for anyone reasonable person- not to mention who is fourth in line to the throne.
Prince Andrew did not understand these inclinations. He enjoyed spending time with the American and even took him to Sandringham and Windsor Castle. According to an affidavit made by a former employee of Epstein, about a decade ago the prince had regular massages at the billionaire's Florida mansion, where the masseuses worked for £60 an hour.
In 2001, Epstein flew to London, where he introduced Virginia Roberts, a 17-year-old “erotic masseuse” whom he sexually exploited, to the prince. The girl spent only a short time with Andrew. It was then that an ill-advised photograph was taken of the prince with his arm around her waist.
This is in no way proof that he had inappropriate relationships with Ms. Roberts or anyone else in Mr. Epstein's circle (by "inappropriate" I mean relationships with underage girls). But such a close connection with a vicious man, whose appetite for young girls should have been obvious to the prince, implies a mistake that is hardly probable.
Epstein, according to Miss Roberts, seduced her when she was 15 years old. She says: "I was basically a prostitute for him and his friends who shared an interest in young girls."
What attracted Prince Andrew to such an abnormal person? Perhaps, although I find it hard to believe, he was witty and charming. Perhaps Andrew enjoyed the company of "erotic masseuses" without thinking about it. Almost certainly what attracted him to the American was the fact that he was a generous and hospitable billionaire. He stayed at Epstein's New York mansion for five days last December.
[…] In 2007 he sold his estate Sunninghill Park, near Ascot, to a gentleman named Timur Kulibayev for substantially more than £12 million. The house did not sell for several years at its asking price.
Mr Kulibayev is the billion-dollar son-in-law of the president of Kazakhstan, an oil-rich and thoroughly corrupt former Soviet Republic, where Andrew had a good time. The prince had a close relationship with Gogoi Ashkenazi, Kazakh businesswoman and ex-lover Kulibaeva.
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Prince Andrew visited Libya frequently, both privately and officially in his capacity as Britain's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, and may have favorably influenced British business development there. Despite claims of a close friendship with Saif al-Qaddafi, the dictator's son, royal sources say he only met him twice. […]
And further. Andrew's close relationship with David Rowland, a multimillionaire who is called a "shadow financier" in the House of Commons, is also known. Last year, after shocking details of his personal and business life were made public, he was unable to take up the post of Tory treasurer. […]
The problem is that the Queen has a special affection for her second son, and her mother's eye does not notice, so obvious are the costs of the prince's behavior to others... Ten days ago he was nominated for the title of Knight of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for his service to the Queen.
[…] He is a spoiled, self-indulgent and apparently not very thoughtful man, blinded by great wealth. […]
"The King's Speech" won multiple Oscars on Sunday. It shows, although perhaps somewhat exaggerated, the struggle that King George VI, Prince Andrew's grandfather, had with his stammer. In combating this deficiency, the King was driven by a sense of duty to his country and its citizens. He denied himself luxury and lived very simply.
How different his grandson is from him! […] If Prince Andrew is not put on the right path, he could cause serious damage to the institution that most Britons still hold dear.
The client masturbated and excited the young “masseuse” with a vibrator
The girls gave the shadow billionaire Epstein a “massage” 2-3 times a day
Original of this material© NEWSru.co.il, Israel, 06/11/2009, The case of billionaire Epstein. The FBI is hiding the text of the deal with a lover of "girls"
56-year-old billionaire Jeffrey Epstein has been serving an 18-month sentence in Palm Beach County Prison, Florida (USA), since last year. He was found guilty of soliciting the services of underage prostitutes. Epstein is due to be released soon.
On Wednesday, June 10, the Palm Beach District Court considered a request from lawyers representing Epstein's former girlfriends to publish the text of a document describing the contents of the deal between Epstein's lawyers and federal prosecutors. The request was rejected at a preliminary hearing but will be heard again "in full" in two weeks.
According to former District Judge Bill Berger, who currently represents the interests of some of Epstein's "girls", the public has a right to know the contents of the "secret amicable agreement" between the billionaire and the FBI. The lawyers were familiar with the contents of this document, but were prohibited from discussing its contents publicly.
The scandal surrounding this case has not subsided for several years.
Financier and philanthropist Jeffrey Epstein was among America's most respected citizens. Among his friends were President Bill Clinton, media mogul Donald Trump, businessman Les Wexner, and many laureates Nobel Prize. For some time he taught physics at school, then founded his own financial company and succeeded as a businessman. His company initially bore the name of the owner "J. Epstein and Co", then was renamed "Financial Trust Co". It is said that Epstein's clients were exclusively billionaires, mostly Jews - including Les Wexner. In parallel with his business, Epstein was heavily involved in supporting scientific projects.
The thunder struck in March 2005, when a woman contacted the Palm Beach police with a complaint against Epstein. The woman said that several years ago her 14-year-old daughter got a “job” at Epstein’s mansion: she was hired for $300 as a masseuse. She performed this work naked, and her client masturbated in front of her and excited the young “massage” with a vibrator.
An investigation has been launched into the complaint. It was carried out in secret, since it was about a very rich and influential person. Agents found that Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly resorted to the services of underage prostitutes (there were at least five of them). 17 witnesses were found and gave relevant testimony under oath. During the investigation, it was found that Epstein developed a “safe system” for obtaining this type of service: he hired young women who found him “girls” for massage, but the “owner” himself did not hire minors. Two housekeepers who testified in court said that when the “owner” came to the villa in Palm Beach, such “girls” gave him “massages” 2-3 times a day.
The case of a girl from Yugoslavia, Nadja Marcinkova, was particularly highlighted. One of the “girls” told investigators how Epstein boasted that he had brought a “slave from Yugoslavia” to the United States and forced the witness to have lesbian sex with Nadya while watching them.
In 2007, top model Maximilia Codero testified against Epstein, saying that Jeffrey raped her when she was 16 years old.
Epstein's lawyers said at the trial: their client knew nothing that the girls whose services he used were minors. This was confirmed during the interrogation of the accused using a lie detector. For a long time, Epstein did not plead guilty to any of the charges. And he admitted his guilt only on June 30, 2008.
After that some public figures and scientists who received funds from Epstein's foundation have returned the money to him.
Many in Florida believe that Epstein received too lenient a sentence: a year and a half in prison, with the right to daily visits. In comments on this case published in local media, one could find words that the pedophile financier simply went on a “long vacation”, but did not receive the punishment he deserved. But there are those who believe that Jeffrey Epstein did nothing illegal, and in his case there was enough public censure.
It should be noted that exact information about Jeffrey Epstein’s personal net worth has not been published. His name is not mentioned in any list richest people America, not on the world list of billionaires Forbes magazine. However, the media write about Epstein as a “billionaire.”