Andrew Booted From Royal Lodge After Epstein Bombshells, as New Claims and Pressure to Testify Explode

0:03 Calarougus Shark Media. Hello and welcome through palace intrigue. I am your host, Mark Francis. Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has officially moved out of Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, in in more than two decades of the property as police assess new allegations linked to Jeffrey Epstein. The former Duke of York, vacated the thirty room residence on February second, following an order from King Charles the Third to surrender the lease. The decision formed part of a wider process confirmed by Buckingham Palace last October, when Andrew was formally stripped of his royal style titles and honors. Andrew traveled one hundred and thirty two miles under the cover of darkness, according to reports. Sources told The Daily Mail that Andrew may return to Windsor from time to time as the move is finalized, including for riding or to collect remaining belongings.

0:56 One source said it would take some time to fully clear Royal Lodge of all sessions, adding that Andrew is likely to need to stay there occasionally over the coming months. He will now live in Norfolk, but maybe back at Windsor from time to time. Witnesses also reported a steady stream of vehicles leaving the Windsor property following Andrew's departure, suggesting the move is expected to continue in stages rather than being completed all at once. The Daily Mail's Nick Craven writes the king's younger brother had been due to move to temporary accommodation on the Standringham estate on Tuesday next week, but the plan was rushed forward after extraordinary new revelations emerged about the former prince. The sight of im plastered on the front pages, out riding his horse or driving in his car past photographers in Windsor, amid the continued dripping poison of the Epstein files was just too much, said a royal source. He had to be removed from the public eye. Charles said enough was enough, and the message was conveyed to Andrew that it was time for him to head to Norfolk. Immediately. Questions were being asked in royal circles along the lines of what's he still doing here? Each time he appeared out riding, added the source. Someone less arrogant than Andrew would have read the room and kept his head down for a while, but that's not in his make up, so something had to be done. A source close to the York family had suggested that both the King and the Prince of Wales were given advance warning that the controversy surrounding Andrew's

2:26 association with Jeffrey Epstein was not yet over. The source, described as a friend of Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, told The Daily Mail that senior royals had received some kind of forewarning through official intelligence briefings late last year. The source said, it seems clear that William and the King were given some kind of forewarning in the intelligence briefings late last year about what was still to come. They obviously couldn't share that, and when the evicted Andrew and Sarah from Royal Lodge, some people thought it was too harsh. In life of what's now come out, it looks a more appropriate sanction. Andrew is facing renewed pressure following fresh allegations that Jeffrey Epstein arranged for a second woman to travel to Britain for a sexual encounter with him. According to sources cited by Radar Online, Andrew is increasingly anxious as the claims raised the prospect of another costly legal settlement, years after he paid a reported fifteen million dollars to resolve an earlier civil case without admitting liability. The latest allegation centers on a non British woman in her twenties who claims Epstein arranged her travel to the UK in twenty ten for an encounter with Andrew Royal Lodge in Berkshire.

3:41 The claim has emerged amid growing calls for Andrew to cooperate with the United States authorities investigating Epstein's trafficking network and its links to prominent figures. The woman is represented by Florida based lawyer Brad Edwards, who said we're talking about at least one woman who was sent by Jeffrey Epstein over to Prince Andrew, and she even had, after a night with Prince Andrew, a tour of Buckingham Palace. Edwards represents more than two hundred Epstein survivors and previously acted for Virginia Jeffrey, who accused Andrew of sexually abusing her in London in two thousand and one when she was seventeen. Andrew has consistently denied Jeoffrey's allegations, but settled the case out of court. A source close to the situation said Andrew is now sweating over the prospect of having to settle another case. He has already paid a huge price once. The fear is that history could repeat itself if this moves toward court. Edwards has said he is considering filing a new civil lawsuit on behalf of the second woman. The renewed scrutiny comes as senior figures in the British government publicly urged Andrew to give evidence to United States investigators. Communities Secretary Steve Reid said, the way that we can help those victims is for anybody who has any insight or information about what went on to come forward and testify. We need to show and a light on what has happened. Andrew clearly has insight into what was going on and he should testify because the victims deserve and need him. Asked whether the UK would comply with a potential extradition request, read said, you're

5:15 asking me now details of legislation that would depend on the type of offense that may or may not have been committed. It's entirely hypothetical. I don't think it's sensible. For me to come on here and start talking hypothetically about situations that may or may not exist. A legal source said the mounting pressure leaves Andrew with fifteen million reasons to worry all over again, noting that even without a trial, any new civil action could prove financially and reputationally damaging. A report in The Daily Mail tells us newly released legal documents alleged that an exotic dancer demanded two hundred and fifty thousand dollars from Jeffrey Epstein after claiming she performed sexual acts involving both Epstein and Andrew. The unnamed woman alleged she was s gofor to a party at Epstein's Palm Beach home in two thousand and six.

6:03 In a letter dated March twenty third, twenty eleven, the woman's lawyer alleged that Epstein breached an oral agreement by failing to pay the ten thousand dollars promised for her appearance at Florida property. The letter described her as a popular dancer at Rachel's Strip Club and said she was one of the several women offered money to attend the event. According to the lawyer, William K. Vogeler, his client observed other provocatively dressed young women at the party, some of whom appeared to be as young as fourteen years old. He claimed she was directed to an upstairs bedroom, where Epstein introduced her to his guest, the then Prince Andrew. In the letter cited by the Mail, mister Vogeler wrote, my client then danced for the men, undressing until she was wearing only a brown Panti's. Mister Epstein and Prince Andrew then told my client they wanted to have a threesome.

6:52 She said she was hired to dance, not to have sex. Mister Epstein said they would pay her later for dancing, and they prevailed upon her to engage in very sex acts. The lawyer further alleged that after the men had satisfied themselves, the women was invited to travel with them to the Virgin Islands, an invitation she declined. He said she was later driven back to the strip club, but received only two thousand dollars of the ten thousand promised. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by Andrew in relation to the exotic dancer mentioned in the correspondence. More palace than just moments. In an exclusive interview with The Daily Mail, Vice President J. D.

7:34 Vance said he was open to Andrew being called to testify, referencing comments made by the British Prime Minister. I saw Keir Starmer said something about this, Vance said, and I'm certainly open to it. The Vice President stressed that the decision would rest with the Congressional Republicans overseeing the investigation. I'll let them determine whether they should talk to Prince Andrew. I'd certainly be open to it, but it's their call, not mine, Vance said. The files cleared Donald Trump of wrongdoing, insisting the former president was not closely associated with Epstein. President Trump is very much outside of the social circle. He knows a lot of these people. He certainly has similar wealth and power, but he never really was friendly with Epstein in a way that a lot of these other people were. I think that it just shows there's an incestuous nature to America's elites and is pretty gross.

8:22 The House of Representatives cannot compel Andrew to testify as he is a foreign national. Royal author Andrew Lowney has suggested that Sarah Ferguson may have left the country as scrutiny intensifies around her. Lowney, who wrote the joint biography entitled The Rise and Fall of the House of York, told The Mirror that Ferguson has previously made a habit of going abroad when under pressure, and believes it is possible she has done so again. His comments follow reporting by People magazine, which said the Duchess of York would be overseas for the next few weeks as she weighs her next steps. Lowney speculated that one potential destination could have been Richard Branson's private Caribbean retreat Necker Island, a location Ferguson has visited before. However, a spokesperson for Virgin Group dismissed that suggestion, saying Sir Richard has had no contact with Sarah Ferguson following the release of the Epstein files, and contrary to some media reports, can confirm she is not on Necker Island either. The spokesperson added that Branson finds Epstein abhorrent and fully supports survivors of the disgraced financiers abuse network. Lowney had told The Mirror that Ferguson may once again be relying on wealthy friends to manage her current crisis, describing it as sponging off a rich Powell, a pattern he says contributed to her becoming entangled with Epstein in the first place. Lowney described the situation as odd, suggesting the reality may be more nuanced than it appears publicly.

9:49 He told The Mirror, I talked to a member of staff the other day and Eugenie has cut loose. The girls clearly want to keep in with the royal family. Partly that's where their future lies and their commercial prospects lie, remaining princesses being able to do business in the Middle East, and that was the deal that I think had been struck by Andrew to leave Royal Lodge. But that doesn't preclude them quietly secretly showing loyalty to their parents by seeing them privately. So it's not having to make a choice. They've managed to do both. As for whether Ferguson might eventually rejoin Andrew, Lowney told The Mirror, I think she wouldn't want to go to Sandringham and be linked to old misery guts, and they haven't. If you'd like to email us addresses the Palace Intrigue at gmail dot com.

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