Prince Andrew joined the Queen and his daughter Beatrice today at church in Balmoral, after his former friend Jeffrey Epstein was found hanged in his jail cell.
Royals rally round Prince Andrew as he is joined at church by The Queen, Charles and Beatrice a day after his past came back to haunt him with suicide of billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein
- Prince Andrew was joined by the Queen and his daughter on their way to church in Balmoral this morning
- It comes after his former friend Jeffrey Epstein was found hanged in his jail cell in New York yesterday
- Epstein was accused of arranging to have sex with dozens of underage girls at locations across the US
- His death came hours after court papers were unsealed which repeated claims that Prince Andrew slept with a 17-year-old. The Duke denies the allegation
As the FBI launched an investigation into Epstein’s death, it emerged that:
- A reporter with the Washington Post newspaper claimed Epstein had told authorities that someone tried to kill him several weeks ago;
- The billionaire had been taken off suicide watch a few days ago, despite being taken to hospital with neck wounds following an apparent suicide bid last month;
- Alleged victims of the financier prepared to file massive compensation claims against his estate;
- The US Attorney General said Epstein’s death ‘raises serious questions’.
A legal source said: ‘Ghislaine is the key to all this now that Epstein will no longer face justice himself. The victims deserve answers and she was the person closest to Epstein.
‘Far from being the end to Prince Andrew’s problems, Epstein’s suicide could put him under renewed scrutiny because of his close friendship with Ghislaine.’
Epstein, who once counted Bill Clinton and Donald Trump among his friends, was facing allegations that he created ‘a vast network’ of underage girls whom he abused between 2002 and 2005.
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