Prince Andrew breaks silence on Jeffrey Epstein case, denies allegations, says it wasn't becoming of the royal family to be friends with Epstein.

Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell. 

Prince Andrew has broken his silence on the Jeffrey Epstein case saying it wasn't "becoming of the royal family" to be friends with Epstein even after his conviction. BBC. The Prince has been accused of sexually assaulting several underage girls, including Virginia Giuffre nee Roberts. Giuffre says that she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew three times, including one time when she was under the age of consent at 17. The Prince said that he had no recollection of meeting with Giuffre at all. The revelations came from a BBC interview that will be released in full on Saturday. 

My Comment:

It seems as though Prince Andrew knows that further revelations are coming as is trying to get in front of it. The BBC is friendly territory for the Royal Family and I doubt this interview was hard hitting. They weren't going to press him too hard as doing so could result in them losing access to the Royal Family, which is a big moneymaker for the BBC. 

This is, of course, the reason why ABC dropped the Epstein story back in 2015. In leaked video anchor Amy Robach said it was pressure from the Royal Family is why the ABC higher ups didn't want to show the interview she did with Giuffre. I think as long as people are obsessed with Prince William and Prince Harry and their wives, we can't expect any of the traditional media to call Prince Andrew out on this. 

I don't think Prince Andrew has much of a defense here. His claim that he didn't remember Giuffre doesn't pass the smell test. I mean there are pictures of him touching her with his hand around her hip. It's pretty clear that he knew her well enough back then to do that at least. 

Even more damning is the fact that he remained friends with Epstein even after he was arrested and convicted of sex crimes. It's one thing to say you didn't know what Epstein was before he was arrested. But staying friends with him afterwards? He knew exactly who Epstein was and what he was doing. There is no excuse and I do wonder how on earth Prince Andrew will defend himself. 

In the United States, much of the focus on the Epstein scandal has been his relationship with people like Bill Clinton, Alan Dershowitz  and Bill Richardson, but Prince Andrew has been an afterthought. As much as people like to talk about the "Clinton body count", I think they ignore the possibility that the Royal Family could be responsible for Epstein's death. I don't think anyone really believes that Jeffrey Epstein killed himself but it's important to note that some very powerful people wanted him dead, with the Royal Family being one of the most powerful.

I don't think the Jeffrey Epstein story is going away. I know the United States media is currently obsessed with a largely irrelevant and politically boring impeachment story and the British Press is similarly obsessed with the Brexit story. But Twitter and other alternative media? Epstein is still a huge story. With so many people digging into the story and such a huge incentive for something to leak, I wouldn't be surprised if something big comes out.

I view this interview being a reaction to that. I think Prince Andrew and his handlers know that something else big is coming and they will have to deal with it now rather than later. I can't see too many repercussions for him regardless but saving face is a pretty big motivator.

Finally, I have to say that I am very glad that Project Veritas and the anonymous ABC News leaker revived this story. Though the "Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself" meme was picking up steam before Veritas released their video it has blown up even more since then, with even an US Congressman cryptically referencing it. The story wasn't dead before the video but it was on life support. We might have not had this interview with Prince Andrew without their good work.