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and arranged for her to see Andrew three mong other things, An- times. in London and New York and on drew has been accused of Epstein's private Caribbean island, Little hosting a lunch at Buck- Saint James. She said she'd been "sexually ingham Palace for Mo- exploited by Epstein's adult male peers. in- hamed Sakher El Materi. cluding royalty." (Prince Andrew denied the billionaire son-in-law that he had had sexual contact with Rob- of[know deposed Tunisian strongman Zinc erts or any other of Epstein's girls. Ghis- El Abidine Ben Ali. and of accepting a gift of laine Maxwell also denies the allegations a 530.000 gold necklace for his daughter Bea- and says that she plans to take legal action trice from a convicted Libyan gun smuggler. against a number of British newspapers.) (A spokesman for the Palace says it doesn't "Would you put all that in an e-mail. comment on private gifts to members of the please?" said the unflappable Perkins. "It royal family.) Andrew earned the nickname might take a few hours to get buck to you." "Air-Miles Andy" after he was criticized by After he hung up the phone. Perkins as- the National Audit Office for taking a hel- sembled a crisis team consisting of senior icopter just 50 miles to a lunch with Arab a snowy Palace officials and lawyers. Many of these dignitaries. at a cost of almost $5.000. Then Friday afternoon last February. Ed Perkins were old hands at dealing with Andrew's in- there was the story of a secret trip Andrew received an urgent phone call in his ground- discretions. Only the week before. another had made in 2008 to Libya, where he met floor office at Buckingham Palace. Perkins damaging photo had surfaced in a different Muammar Qaddafi and reportedly discussed has the thankless task of serving as press sec- British tabloid. the .%i'in (Ow Maid show- the release from a Scottish prison of Locker- retary to the Queen's wayward second son. ing the 51-year-old Duke of York. fourth in bie bomber Abdellxiset al-Megrahi (who was. His Royal Highness Prince Andrew. Duke line of succession to the throne. strolling in in fact, released the following year). In addi- of York. The female voice on the other end of New York's Central Park with Epstein. 58. tion, it was reported that Andrew had flown the phone line belonged to Sian James, an as- a registered sex offender. to Sharm el Sheikh with David "Spotty" sistant editor at The Alai!an Sunday. a tabloid The two photos capped months of neg- Rowland. a controversial Bntish businessman that's been unsparing in its coverage of An- ative press coverage of Andrew. which wino provided 566,000 to help pay Sarah Fer- M.P. CHRIS BRYANT DECLARED, "IT'S JUST UNSUSTAINABLE THAT PRINCE ANDREW SHOULD REMAIN AS THE PUBLIC F OF BRITISH I NM SIR\ \ BROAD." drm's dissolute private life and dodgy friends. began when an undercover reporter. pos- guson's staggering debts. While in Egypt. An- "We're planning to publish a story about ing as a businessman, secretly videotaped drew dined with Nursuhan Nazarbmtvt the the Duke of York:' James told Perkins. an interview with Andrew's ex-wife. Sarah corrupt president of Kazakhstan. whose son- "and we'd like a comment from the Palace." Ferguson. 51, who divorced the prince in-law subsequently bought Andrew's white- Perkins listened in stunned silence as 15 years ago but still shares a home with elcpharg mansion. Sunninghill Park. for 525 James unfolded a shocking tale. Her news- him. The hapless Fergie was caught on million. 54.9 million more than the asking paper had obtained a tape demanding S821.000 in return for price. (Buckingham Palace denied that there young woman named business access to her ex-husband, who was any impropriety imolved in the sale.) who claimed that the billionaire American is Britain's special representative for in- Later. Andrew moved into Roy-al Lodge. money manager Jeffrey Epstein had trained ternational trade and investment. "If you the late Queen Mother's residency in Wind- her as an under-age prostitute and flown her want to meet him in your business, look sor Great Park, where he continued to live to London in 2001, when she was just I? after me. and he'll look alter you." Fergie with his former wife and their daughters. years old, for the express purpose of spend- was heard saying on the video. "You'll Princess Beatrice. 22. and Princess Eu- ing time with Prince Andrew. Virginia. get it back tenfold.... That opens up ev- genie. 21. However, this has not put a crimp now a mother of three living in Australia. erything you would ever wish for. And into Andrew's sybaritic style. He's been ru- had waited a decade to break her silence. can open any door you want. And I will mored to be romantically linked to more but the newspaper had evidence to support for you." than a dozen women, including the Ameri- her story flight logs from Epstein's Boeing Under a torrent of criticism. Sarah Fer- can actress Angie Everhart and Amanda 727 and Gulfstream jet. and a photo show- guson offered an abject public apology. Staveley, a successful private-equity special- ing Prince Andrew with his arm around returned the 540,000 down payment she ist to whom he proposed marriage. Virginia's bare midriff. Standing off to one had received, and offered to move out of The sordid connection to Jeffrey Epstein side in the photo was Ghislaine Maxwell. Andrew's home. However, her claim on the inflicted by far the greatest damage on the 49, the stylish and well-connected daugh- video that Andrew had advance knowledge prince's reputation. According to a sworn de- ter of the late. disgraced British newspaper of her attempted shakedown—an accusa- position by Juan Alessi. a former employee at tycoon Robert Maxwell. According to Vir- tion categorically denied by Buckingham Epstein's Pam Beach estate. Andrew attend- ginia. Ghislaine recruited her as Epstein's Palace- focused renewed attention on the ed naked pool parties and was treated to mas- "sex slave" when she was 15 years old long charge sheet against the prince. sages by a harem of adolescent girls. At least 76 WANiI7 'AIR wr..onafollt tta AUGUST 201 1 EFTA01166332