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New allegations against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

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Muffinmam · 03/11/2025 01:18

Last night an episode of 60 Minutes (Australia) aired and an allegation was
made that it wasn’t just girls who were trafficked to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor by Ghislane and Epstein - there were also young boys.

I’ve included the link below:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hk-9SfptZlU&pp=0gcJCR4Bo7VqN5tD

This allegation never made it into the book because the writer never had a second witness to concur. However, he revealed it in the 60 Minutes interview last night and 60 Minutes aired what is a defamatory allegation - which makes me think that 60 Minutes felt confident it was true (otherwise their lawyers would have killed the story). It was a very short reference but British Police need to interview Ghislane as to Andrew’s other victims.

Further, AIBU to think that the Royal Protection officers should be made to answer questions as to criminality involving Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor?

Also, how can Beatrice & Eugenie still support their disgusting father after everything we know? Do they not care about their own children? Particularly Beatrice’s young step son. Hopefully Andrew is not allowed anywhere near this boy.

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VanessaSanessa · 03/11/2025 14:58

Donttellempike · 03/11/2025 14:56

They absolutely would not.

Exactly.

The deference at the time was mind boggling.

Donttellempike · 03/11/2025 14:56

Horsie · 03/11/2025 14:22

I honestly don't believe all the lurid rumours about Prince Philip. The press would have been on that in an instant.

They absolutely would not.

Lavenderandbrown · 03/11/2025 14:54

How is it known the photo of VG and AWM was taken upstairs? Is it the shape of the arched doorway or did VG say it was upstairs? Prior to this thread I’ve never heard it referred to as upstairs in a small mews house

ThatCyanCat · 03/11/2025 14:52

I'm undecided on whether they should or not, but if B and E did relinquish their titles, would it make any difference to them? They aren't working royals and none of their cousins except William and Harry is titled as Prince or Princess.

NormasArse · 03/11/2025 14:52

WaryHiker · 03/11/2025 04:17

I was twenty-eight before I had the mental strength to hear a word against my father. I have no judgement for those two young women.

I hope you got some justice 😔.

HelenaWaiting · 03/11/2025 14:50

AnnoyedAsAllHeck · 03/11/2025 05:56

I doubt her suit will get anywhere since VG is dead.

My understanding is that she is suing the estate of the late Virginia Giuffre.

Ukisgaslit · 03/11/2025 14:46

Horsie · 03/11/2025 14:22

I honestly don't believe all the lurid rumours about Prince Philip. The press would have been on that in an instant.

It was in an FBI report

Horsie · 03/11/2025 14:46

Steyning · 03/11/2025 14:42

Oh you are embarrassingly naïve.

Maybe, or maybe I just don't believe every mucky rumour.

Horsie · 03/11/2025 14:44

MaccyDeeeFavs · 03/11/2025 10:54

Girls? They’re adult women with families of their own. Calling them girls is dismissive.

Pointing out the moral and broader benefits of them giving up their royal titles is reasonable. Demanding 'leave the girls alone' comes across like an attempt to silence a perfectly valid discussion point.

It feels like someone’s trying to clean up E&B’s image, but they’re missing the point. The best way to do that would be for the York sisters to step back from the sleazy reputation their titles now carry because of their family’s entanglement with JE.

Maccy, I'm sure YOU wouldn't like to be punished for something your dad had done. What you propose is so unreasonable that I wonder if you are just envious that they are HRHs and princesses.

I'm also not at all sure that the daughters benefited from their parents' dodgy connections. They're royal princesses with trust funds from the late Queen and before that, the Queen Mother. What could Epstein possibly have offered them?

Steyning · 03/11/2025 14:42

Horsie · 03/11/2025 14:22

I honestly don't believe all the lurid rumours about Prince Philip. The press would have been on that in an instant.

Oh you are embarrassingly naïve.

SecretNameAsImShy · 03/11/2025 14:37

Daisymay8 · 03/11/2025 04:52

I feel the set up by Epstein and Maxwell probably ran to dozens of privileged men and many more girls. Is the chasing of Andrew by the world press a deliberate way of sidetracking from these men - Trump ? Why aren’t other girls coming forward or have they been paid off and keeping their heads down.

The other girl involved with VG is suing Guiffres as she says that VG told lies about some of the treatment and events.

The GET Andrew plan seems odd as he is the only one and people are determined to get him and only him in prison or dead. Why not others too?

I hear you. I think there are a couple of reasons they are going after Andrew:

  1. He is a british royal
  2. He lied on TV in that awful interview.

Personally, I would like to see him banished to some squalid lodgings. I don't think he should be entitled to a security detail or any of the trappings of being a member of the royal family.

As for the rest of them, Trump especially, I hope that one day we will see him brought to justice. He is a vile man who seems to think that he is god.

I have just bought VG's book but haven't started reading it yet.

Horsie · 03/11/2025 14:35

Katiesaidthat · 03/11/2025 10:12

Many have moved on and don´t want the unwelcome notoriety, or their circle don´t know their past, or they dont want the shit sued out of them, take your pick. That´s not for everyone and that is to be respected.

ALL of them, though? The media should be able to corroborate the stories they put out, otherwise it's just muck-raking.

Bigcat25 · 03/11/2025 14:31

Noideawhyitsanissue · 03/11/2025 12:19

I totally agree but also feel slightly sad if the trafficking of boys is the catalyst as it implies that society will stand up more against crimes against males as if it’s more shocking somehow

Agree. It's a little sexist to think that things will be taken seriously now that young men are involved rather than women/girls.

Horsie · 03/11/2025 14:31

BadgernTheGarden · 03/11/2025 09:48

The photo was hardly damning, Andrew with his arm round a happy looking, smiling young woman, with an older woman smiling in the background.

Upstairs...

MaccyDeeeFavs · 03/11/2025 14:27

Horsie · 03/11/2025 14:20

No, I still disagree. It's totally wrong to punish someone for what their parents did.

They wouldn’t be punished as their titles wouldn’t be forcibly taken. They could relinquish them voluntarily, guided by their own conscience and moral stance so taking a stand against their parents' murky dealings, from which they’ve indirectly benefited socially and financially. In doing so, they get to appear righteous while cleansing the public image tarnished by their father’s legacy. What’s not to love? In terms of PR that's would be a good step. Once William become King, he may take away all these titles anyways, not as a punishment but to slim down the monarchy and improve accountability, a key aspect of good governance.

OhMargaret · 03/11/2025 14:22

Muffinmam · 03/11/2025 01:18

Last night an episode of 60 Minutes (Australia) aired and an allegation was
made that it wasn’t just girls who were trafficked to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor by Ghislane and Epstein - there were also young boys.

I’ve included the link below:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hk-9SfptZlU&pp=0gcJCR4Bo7VqN5tD

This allegation never made it into the book because the writer never had a second witness to concur. However, he revealed it in the 60 Minutes interview last night and 60 Minutes aired what is a defamatory allegation - which makes me think that 60 Minutes felt confident it was true (otherwise their lawyers would have killed the story). It was a very short reference but British Police need to interview Ghislane as to Andrew’s other victims.

Further, AIBU to think that the Royal Protection officers should be made to answer questions as to criminality involving Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor?

Also, how can Beatrice & Eugenie still support their disgusting father after everything we know? Do they not care about their own children? Particularly Beatrice’s young step son. Hopefully Andrew is not allowed anywhere near this boy.

Eugenie doesn't support him, they're not close at all and he's never even met her second child

Horsie · 03/11/2025 14:22

Ukisgaslit · 03/11/2025 10:15

@Horsie

You think Philip was ‘decent ‘??

I suppose it depends on your definition of decent but Philip was never loyal to Elizabeth . He had numerous affairs and was linked some believe to the Profumo scandal .
The whole image of the steadfast marriage of Philip and Elizabeth was a lie .

It will all come out now they are dead. That’s the Windsor way . Keep the current beneficiaries at the trough above all.

Some people have mentioned that several of the Windsor men are gay. This seems to be totally unacceptable to the Windsor facade and must be covered up . Lavender marriages and living a lie follow .

I honestly don't believe all the lurid rumours about Prince Philip. The press would have been on that in an instant.

Horsie · 03/11/2025 14:20

MaccyDeeeFavs · 03/11/2025 10:19

This isn’t about punishment, it’s about accountability, respect and compassion. The York sisters have benefited financially and socially from their parents’ dealings with Epstein. While they may not have been directly involved, they still reaped the advantages of Epstein’s wealth and social connections. JE and his entourage were guests at Beatrice’s 18th birthday showing he was treated like a family friend and that the boundaries were blurred.

Royal titles aren’t basic human rights, they’re privileges tied to public trust, symbolism and representation. When someone’s status comes directly from a system of inherited honour it means their public image is inevitably linked to their family’s actions. You can’t separate the inherited title from the legacy it carries.

It would be right for B&E to distance themselves from it all now, out of respect for the victims and for the integrity of the royal institution. Giving up their titles would allow the public to see them and their own families as separate from their parents’ scandals.

No, I still disagree. It's totally wrong to punish someone for what their parents did.

Steyning · 03/11/2025 14:19

Watch this interview with VG's boyfriend:

Source: YouTube share.google/80PnfQ3XMbhiRRgJh

Horsie · 03/11/2025 14:18

CallItLoneliness · 03/11/2025 11:21

I think it's wrong that people can lose everything by being attacked by men who take what they want, and then get away with it, which is the FAR more likely scenario. Men are more likely to be raped themselves than falsely accused of rape: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/gang-rape-trial-ayia-napa-false-accusation-sexual-assault-cyprus-israel-a9131796.html

But I am not talking about the justice system. I am talking about the media.

Horsie · 03/11/2025 14:17

Zippedydodah · 03/11/2025 11:30

I wonder why Beatrice and Eugenie haven’t issued a statement stating their solidarity with the poor victims, especially as Eugenie is involved with a charity supporting abused women?

I expect their dad has them well confused with his vigorous denials.

TheQuirkyMaker · 03/11/2025 14:17

Muffinmam · 03/11/2025 13:43

Given the allegations against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and his propensity to lie (and he has absolutely now been proven he was lying) it is blatantly clear that he is morally corrupt and I would go so far as to say he is evil.

It is the public who need protection from this sex pest - particularly minors.

Concerningly his behaviour was carried out in front of Royal protection officers who stood by while he committed crimes. The public was paying for these Royal protection officers. So Randy Andy was kept safe but minors were not.

There needs to be a massive inquiry on how he was able to get away with his disgusting behaviour for years. Even when there were serious allegations against him - he got away with it. He has never had to account for what he did.

I just hope that Beatrice’s step son was never alone with this evil and hideous man.

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it is blatantly clear that he is morally corrupt and I would go so far as to say he is evil.
That may be true, but he hasn't been convicted of any crime. Gary Glitter, Rolf Harris, Stuart Hall, etc were all convicted of something before they were publicly condemned. Saville notably wasn't convicted and was treated with honours right up and beyond his death.
I think the media is attacking Andrew to preserve the Royal Family (who have always been dodgy, remember his accepting millions in cash in bin bags "I thought all commoners did this" and his current charging the NHS millions each year for use of his Duchy facilities).

Horsie · 03/11/2025 14:16

Steyning · 03/11/2025 12:07

@Horsie
So many. Here's a couple to get you started.

I KNOW there were many victims! I was talking specifically about Andrew and the fact that only one accuser has come forward for him.

prh47bridge · 03/11/2025 14:09

Muffinmam · 03/11/2025 14:02

Something that was mentioned last night in the 60 Minutes interview was that while he did get away with what he did to Virginia (and you are absolutely right - he will never face charges) - there were other occasions where he was in other countries as part of his official Trade delegation duties. It was suggested that it was on these occasions that criminality occurred and it is possible for charges to be made against him. The interviewee was vague but we do know that there has been leaks and it’s highly possible more information will come to light.

When the 60 Minutes interviewer asked this person “where do you think Andrew will be this time next year?” The interviewee responded “in a country without an extradition treaty.” He thought there was enough for Andrew to face charges but he also thought he would never answer those charges.

60 Minutes felt confident to air this episode - which means they had to do background research of their own or face being sued by the money hungry predator himself.

I think there is absolutely more to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s alleged criminal conduct and I think we would all be remiss if we didn’t loudly demand that he face charges.

You place a lot of store on the fact 60 Minutes aired this episode. They may have done so relying on the fact that senior members of the Royal family do not sue people for libel. If you know the person you are making allegations against won't sue, you can make any allegations you want regardless of whether you actually have evidence to back them up. Note that I'm not saying the allegations are untrue. I don't know what evidence there is. But the evidence may not be remotely as strong as you appear to think.

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