The former Prince Andrew, brother of King Charles III of England, has been accused again by a woman of having organized in 2010 the trip of a 20-year-old young woman to have sex with her at his residence at Royal Lodge, part of the Windsor Castle complex. The woman's identity has not been disclosed, but her lawyer told the BBC that in that alleged encounter, the then prince and Duke of York, now stripped of his titles, spent the night with the young woman and the next day accompanied her for tea at Buckingham Palace itself. The broadcaster tried to corroborate this detail in Buckingham Palace's visitor book, but it was not possible due to the woman's name being unknown, as reported on Sunday. The BBC's source is lawyer Brad Edwards, of the US firm Edwards Henderson, who represents some of the nearly 200 victims of pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, including Virginia Giuffre, who stated in great detail that when she was 17, Andrew had sex with her on at least three occasions in three different places, with Epstein's mediation. Andrew has always denied it, but the amount of evidence against him—especially the proven closeness between Epstein and him for years—destroyed his reputation and led his brother, the King, to strip him of his last remaining title, Prince, last October and order him to leave his Royal Lodge residence. Edwards added that his client is still considering whether to file a formal complaint against Andrew, for which she would have several messages she exchanged with the then prince before his move to London for a night of sex. To a message that apparently suggests he would be "delighted" to receive her. After these photographs and messages were published and widely covered by the British press, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, visiting Japan, was asked if Andrew should be called to testify in the United States, as several Democratic lawmakers in that country have demanded. "The idea is that the Royal Family cares about the victims and wants to do the right thing. Whether he should apologize or not is his own business, but as for testifying, I have always said that whoever has information must be prepared to share it as requested," he told reporters accompanying him.
