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Calorogus Shark Media. Hello, Welcome to Palace Intry Game. Your
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host Mark Francis, Prince Andrew and the secrets that could
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shatter the Monarchy. The truth, it seems, may be even
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more dangerous than the rumors. In entitled The Raise and
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Fall of the House of York, historian Andrew Lowney has
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peeled back the layers of Prince Andrew's private and public life,
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and what's revealed is a web of sex, scandal, espionage
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and breathtaking recklessness that insiders now say could bury the
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royal family for good. In a serialized extract published by
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The Daily Mail, Lowney details how Prince Andrew's long and
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sordid ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein extended far
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beyond awkward photo ops and the now infamous BBC News
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Night interview. The book, based on four years of research
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in hundreds of sources, claims that Andrew was not just
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a frequent guest at Epstein's homes, including his notorious Private Island,
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but was deeply entangled in Epstein's web of blackmail, exploitation
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and influence from hosting Epstein at Bawmorl and Sandringham to
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jetting off with Gleaine Maxwell and partying with Russian models
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aboard yachts and Entai Go Go bars. Andrew's behavior, Louny alleges,
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was not only sex obsessed, but often shockingly indiscreet. Former
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staff and insiders say he was a mainstay at Epstein's properties,
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where sex toys and women's lingerie were found in his room,
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and where young women were reportedly paid thousands in cash
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after spending time with the Prince. Epstein, said to have
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been Trump's go to guy for fun, was described as
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treating Andrew like a trophy, an unwitting Super Bowl prize
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to go off to world leaders and intelligence operatives. Lowney's
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sources suggest Epstein may have passed Andrew's secrets, possibly including
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compromising photos and videos, to intelligence agencies in Russia, Israel,
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and even Libya. There are concerns, according to multiple insiders,
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that Epstein used Andrew as bait in a broader scheme
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of access and blackmail. And then there's Virginia Jeffrey. Her
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two thousand and one photo with Andrew his arm around
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her waist, glene smiling in the background became the image
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that changed everything. Though Andrew has always denied meeting her
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Geoffrey's sworn Affi David's allege sexual encounters with the Duke
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in London, New York and during an orgy on Epstein's island.
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Multiple witnesses back elements of her account, including former Epstein's
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staff who recalled Andrew's behavior with young women. Geoffrey herself
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died earlier this year, aged forty one. Lowney also exposes
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how Andrews defend and inside Buckingham Palace allegedly sought to
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suppress damaging stories for years, even pressuring media outlets by
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dangling access to the Royals. One BBC producer who uncovered
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extensive evidence about Andrew's relationship with Epstein was reportedly forced
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to hand her material to the News Night teen, only
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to be erased from credit when the now infamous interview aired.
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Despite Epstein's twenty nineteen death, under circumstances that remain fiercely disputed,
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his legacy still threatens to ensnare those he once counted
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as friends. Files seized by authorities, some possibly held by
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foreign powers, are believed to contain material that could further
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implicate Andrew. One former Pallace staffer put it bluntly if
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the unconditional truth is ever released, the British public would
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try to impeach the royal family. In one act, Serb
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Trump allegedly handed Andrew a list of messuses after the
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two men were overheard engaged in what's been described as
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an extremely vulgar conversation about women. The exchange is said
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to have taken place around the year two thousand, shortly
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after the pair were introduced through mutual acquaintances Glain Maxwell
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and Jeffrey Epstein. According to Andrew Lowney's new book entitled
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The Rise and Fall of the House of York, Epstein
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once remarked that Andrew was more obsessed with women than me.
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The book goes on to describe an encounter at an
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event where Trump and Andrew were heard speaking in graphic
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terms about women, with Trump reportedly producing a typed list
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of messuses for the Prince. Lowney also alleges that during
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a family gathering in twenty thirteen, Prince Harry and Prince
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Andrew got into a physical altercation after Andrew made disparaging
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comments behind Harry's back. According to the book, Harry confronted
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his uncle, calling him a coward and a scuffle ensued,
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leaving Andrew with a bloody nose. Harry's team has issued
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a firm denial stating I can confirm with Prince Harry
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and Prince Andrew have never had a physical fight, nor
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did Prince Andrew ever make that comments about the Duchess
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of Sussex to Prince Harry. But The Daily Mail has
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not been deterred by the denials, publishing further excerpts from
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the book, among them a disturbing account from Epstein's former driver,
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Ivan Novakov, who claims he regularly ferried young women to
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Prince Andrew during his visits to New York. Navakov alleges
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that on one occasion, he drove the Prince and two
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young women, who he estimated were about eighteen years old,
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to a hotel. He claimed the goals were using cocaine
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in the car while Andrew was making out with one
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of them. Lowney's biography, which draws on years of research
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and numerous sources, paints a portrait of Andrew as a
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man who viewed his royal position as a passport to
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excess and rarely felt the need to hide it. In
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The Spectator, Alexander Laman wondered if Andrew's reputation could sink
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any lower writing. While most might sympathize with Harry in
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this situation, the Duke of York got his own back
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a few years later, parently telling the future Duke of
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Sussex that his marriage to Megan Markel would not last
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a month. He allegedly said that he was an opportunist
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and that she was too old for Harry, adding that
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his nephew was making the biggest mistake ever and accusing
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him of not having conducted any due diligence into who
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he was marrying. For good measure, Andrew apparently described Harry
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as bonkers. Stories like this are all good gossip, be fun,
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but will they stand up. Lowney has published best selling
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and similarly attention grabbing biographies of the Mountain Battens and
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the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. He has stated that
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the various stories within his latest book, which include revelations
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that Andrew's friend Jeffrey Epstein sold his secrets to some
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of the most repressive regimes and dictators in the world,
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are double, if not treble sourced. When it is published
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next week, the world will apparently be appalled by the
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various revelations of what Andrew and Fergie have got up to.
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Lamanads I can confirm Prince Harry and Prince Andrew have
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never had a physical fight, nor did Prince Andrew ever
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make the comments is alleged to have made about the
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Duchess of Sussex to Prince Harry. It seems likely on
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this evidence that the ever litigious former Royal will be
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suing Lowney in its publishers when the book is released
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in its current form. Given the robust remarks that doctor
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Lowney has made on social media, he will be up
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for such a fight. We'll be right back. Meghan's forty
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fourth birthday yesterday reminded Royal commentator Richard fitz Williams of
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the Duchess's fortieth when Meg's launched an initiative called forty
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by forty aiming to help women re enter the workforce
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after the pandemic. The campaign enlisted forty of Meghan's celebrity friends,
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including Adele Simon Williams, Stella McCartney, Princess Eugenie and Melissa McCarthy,
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to donate forty minutes of their time to mentor other
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women A promotional video featured McCarthy and a cameo from
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Harry juggling outside a window, but after the initial splash
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forty by forty faded into silence. No follow up events
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or data were shared publicly, and the campaign was never
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formally closed or continued. Fitz Williams told The Daily Mail
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he believes the initiative amounted to a gimmick designed to
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boost Meghan's public image. There was never any clear idea
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of how it would be funded or how exactly it
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would be beneficial to spend just forty minutes with someone,
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he said, adding that Megan may have overestimated her public appeal.
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Is it possible that Prince Andrew's book is just a
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syop to get us to stop talking about William Kate's
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vacation on the secret Saudi super yacht. The Daily Mail
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has remained on the case, reporting the Prince George's mystery
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craving may have affected their vacation in the rarefied world
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of secret superyachts, one does not simply deny the future
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king his craving. As the family sailed from Caphalonia toward
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Zacinthos aboard a luxurious yacht, a tender boat was suddenly
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dispatched ashore the missionarious specified dietary item requested by George.
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One inside had told the Daily Mail nothing extravagant, just
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something particular. Naturally, speculation ensued. What could a secret souper
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yacht chef possibly not whip up at a moment's notice. Spaghetti, carbonaro,
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curry ketchup, chicken nuggets all accounted for. Yeah, Zacinthos As Islanders. Yeah,
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Zacinthos As Islanders were quick to note as one of
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the few Greek aisles where a McDonald's conveniently located near
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the shoreline. The theory that George may have craved a
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big mac began circulating, unconfirmed, of course, and the local
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franchise was quick to offer no comment. And there you
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have it. If you like to email us addresses the
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