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Andrewwhenshewas
17 , hasclaimed— andhe
ha s denied— thattheywere
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is landsEpsteinownedin the
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TEIN INVESTIGATION
took a bath together in 2001, then
“retired to my bedchamber for the
longest 10 minutes of my life.” An-
other woman, Johanna Sjoberg,
has claimed that when she visited
Epstein’s apartment at age 21 in
2001, Andrew touched her breast.
Buckingham Palace has repeatedly
denied both women’s claims. Still,
the queen is “furious he’s even asso-
ciated with this mess.”
Andrew has known Epstein since
the late ’90s. Records and reports
suggest the Duke of York saw his
pal on many occasions, including at
Windsor Castle and at the queen’s
Sandringham estate, “which must
make the queen sick,” says the
source. Perhaps most
upsetting to her is that
the friendship endured
even after Epstein be-
came a registered sex
offender — he served 13
months in prison starting in
2008 after admitting to procur-
ing a girl under 18 for prostitution.
Andrew was last photographed with
him in NYC in 2011. That same year,
his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, ac-
cepted a loan of about $18,000 from
Epstein, which she has since called a
“g iga ntic er ror.”
But now, as the FBI investigates
— amid rumors that Epstein also
kept a secret diary — questions
ANDREW &
EPSTEIN IN
2011
about what the royals know aren’t
going away. Andrew’s brother, fu-
ture king Prince Charles, “is livid,”
says the source. “This is the kind
of scandal that could tarnish the
monarchy forever.” ◼
