{"id":2107647,"date":"2025-10-22T06:30:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T06:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2107647"},"modified":"2025-10-22T06:30:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T06:30:12","slug":"disgraced-royal-could-still-face-trial-as-epstein-accusers-new-book-is-revealed-scandal-is-the-most-serious-crisis-for-the-monarchy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/disgraced-royal-could-still-face-trial-as-epstein-accusers-new-book-is-revealed-scandal-is-the-most-serious-crisis-for-the-monarchy\/","title":{"rendered":"Disgraced Royal Could Still Face Trial as Epstein Accuser&#8217;s New Book Is Revealed \u2014 Scandal is &#8216;The Most Serious Crisis for the Monarchy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure align-caption-with-image\">\n<div class=\"no-margin\">\n<div style=\"max-width:800px;margin:auto\">\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-container-caption-aligned\"><\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Andrew&#8217;s biographer still belives the prince could end up in court despite his settlement with Giuffre.MEGA<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In light of disgraced <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/t\/prince-andrew\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Andrew;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Prince Andrew<\/a> relinquishing his royal titles, his top biographer claims the former Duke of York could still have to answer to claims another <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/t\/jeffrey-epstein\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jeffrey Epstein;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> victim made about him that could land him in court, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:RadarOnline.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\"><em>RadarOnline.com<\/em><\/a> can reveal.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Lownie, author of <em>Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York<\/em>, made the sensational claim one day before Epstein victim and the prince&#8217;s accuser, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/t\/virginia-roberts\/?page=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Virginia Giuffre;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Virginia Giuffre<\/a>&#8216;s posthumous <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/entertainment\/exclusive-radar-reads-virginia-giuffres-203430338.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:memoir;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">memoir<\/a>, <em>Nobody&#8217;s Girl<\/em>, was released on Tuesday, October 21.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Serious Crisis for the Monarchy&#8217;<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure align-caption-with-image\">\n<div class=\"no-margin\">\n<div style=\"max-width:800px;margin:auto\">\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-container-caption-aligned caas-img-loader\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Andrew's biographer believes he could still face a trial.MEGA\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4G_JSijTAwfuYCE5B_bz_w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02NTA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_radar_online_140\/4edf8c99803cb07f180f3d6b1cfdd1db\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Andrew's biographer believes he could still face a trial.MEGA\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4G_JSijTAwfuYCE5B_bz_w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02NTA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_radar_online_140\/4edf8c99803cb07f180f3d6b1cfdd1db\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Andrew&#8217;s biographer believes he could still face a trial.MEGA<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I think this is probably the most serious crisis for the monarchy since the abdication, and I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if Andrew is actually put on trial,&#8221; Lownie boldly stated on <em>The Telegraph<\/em>&#8216;s <em>The Daily T<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eFWM2q5jq5g&amp;list=PLJnf_DDTfIVBV8Pt89mSFIFfZBPkWUoB6&amp;index=2&amp;t=61s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:podcast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">podcast<\/a>. &#8220;There&#8217;s going to be more damaging revelations. There are going to be more of these leaked emails. There&#8217;s another victim&#8217;s memoir coming out next month.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Who knows what might be appearing from Congress or from other victims coming forward,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure align-caption-with-image\">\n<div class=\"no-margin\">\n<div style=\"max-width:800px;margin:auto\">\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-container-caption-aligned caas-img-loader\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in April.Photo of Prince Andrew\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/VdPtjyPIjvttRRJtKnVqZg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02NTA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_radar_online_140\/2f99a8ddc62726d915253141111675e8\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in April.Photo of Prince Andrew\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/VdPtjyPIjvttRRJtKnVqZg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02NTA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_radar_online_140\/2f99a8ddc62726d915253141111675e8\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in April.Photo of Prince Andrew<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Lownie alleged that in Giuffre&#8217;s case, Andrew &#8220;tried to avoid the summons by going up to Balmoral. He refused to cooperate with either the victim&#8217;s lawyers or the law enforcement agencies, even with mutual treaty assistance being used to try and get him to come forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/t\/sarah-ferguson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sarah Ferguson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Sarah Ferguson<\/a> are material witnesses. I think for the sake of the victims, they should have made. I hope they will in the future, as people who were in these houses would have seen a lot of things and could be very useful,&#8221; Lownie claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Like Andrew, his ex-wife, Ferguson, 66, also relinquished her royal title. She, too, has been <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/entertainment\/exclusive-now-sarah-ferguson-twists-212225168.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:embroiled in the Epstein scandal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">embroiled in the Epstein scandal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/p\/prince-andrew-accuser-virginia-giuffre-reach-out-of-court-settlement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:settled his civil sexual assault lawsuit;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">settled his civil sexual assault lawsuit<\/a> with Giuffre out of court in February 2022<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Vigorous&#8217; Denial<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure align-caption-with-image\">\n<div class=\"no-margin\">\n<div style=\"max-width:800px;margin:auto\">\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-container-caption-aligned caas-img-loader\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Andrew has always denied Giuffre's allegations.MEGA\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ECwI07pPMThgDbs5wRQXNg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02NTA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_radar_online_140\/b0710582bbbcf14a3afe94298fb2c9dc\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Andrew has always denied Giuffre's allegations.MEGA\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ECwI07pPMThgDbs5wRQXNg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02NTA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_radar_online_140\/b0710582bbbcf14a3afe94298fb2c9dc\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Andrew has always denied Giuffre&#8217;s allegations.MEGA<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think this can be any argument. Andrew has never responded to any of the allegations made to him,&#8221; Lownie said of the prince regarding Giuffre&#8217;s claim that she was forced to have sex with the late <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/t\/queen-elizabeth-ii\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Queen Elizabeth II;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Queen Elizabeth II<\/a>&#8216;s son.<\/p>\n<p>When host Camilla Tominey noted that Andrew &#8220;vehemently&#8221; denied Giuffre&#8217;s claims against him, Lownie responded, &#8220;He could have addressed them rather than deny them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In Andrew&#8217;s announcement relinquishing his titles, he once again stated, &#8220;As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Giuffre claimed she was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/entertainment\/exclusive-perverted-prince-andrew-accused-192626521.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:forced to have sex with the disgraced prince;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">forced to have sex with the disgraced prince<\/a> when she was underage, writing about the encounters in her memoir.<\/p>\n<h2>A &#8216;Distraction&#8217; to Brother King Charles III&#8217;s Reign<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure align-caption-with-image\">\n<div class=\"no-margin\">\n<div style=\"max-width:800px;margin:auto\">\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-container-caption-aligned caas-img-loader\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Andrew can no longer use his 'Duke of York' title in agreement with King Charles III that allegations against him had become a distraction.MEGA\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6UHzceyhv2Yzub_s9s_F.w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02NTA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_radar_online_140\/f0b07df0f581f7caa20b301c0e5594f6\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Andrew can no longer use his 'Duke of York' title in agreement with King Charles III that allegations against him had become a distraction.MEGA\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6UHzceyhv2Yzub_s9s_F.w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02NTA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_radar_online_140\/f0b07df0f581f7caa20b301c0e5594f6\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Andrew can no longer use his &#8216;Duke of York&#8217; title in agreement with King Charles III that allegations against him had become a distraction.MEGA<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Andrew initially stepped back from royal duties after Epstein&#8217;s arrest on sex trafficking charges in 2019. The financier <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/p\/jeffrey-epstein-proof-of-murder-final-minutes-death-video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:died that year in prison;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">died that year in prison<\/a> while awaiting trial<\/p>\n<p>The prince was later stripped of military titles and royal patronages by the queen in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew announced on October 17 that after a &#8220;discussion with The King, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This matter should have been dealt with a long time ago. And if he were the honorable man who put his country and the monarchy first, it would have been dealt with. He would have left Royal Lodge,&#8221; Lownie said of the prince and his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/entertainment\/exclusive-prince-andrews-trapped-wife-230517762.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:home on the Windsor estate;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">home on the Windsor estate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The author huffed: &#8220;I don&#8217;t feel the palace has actually dealt with it very well in terms of damage limitation. It&#8217;s too little too late.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew&#8217;s biographer still belives the prince could end up in court despite his settlement with Giuffre.MEGA In light of disgraced Prince Andrew relinquishing his royal titles, his top biographer claims the former Duke of York could still have to answer to claims another Jeffrey Epstein victim made about him that could land him in court, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2107648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[351160,339613,308814,22942,22931,364870,398983,335202],"class_list":["post-2107647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-andrew","tag-andrew-lownie","tag-duke-of-york","tag-jeffrey-epstein","tag-prince-andrew","tag-royal-titles","tag-the-monarchy","tag-virginia-giuffre"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Disgraced-Royal-Could-Still-Face-Trial-as-Epstein-Accusers-New.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2107647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2107647"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2107647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2107649,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2107647\/revisions\/2107649"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2107648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2107647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2107647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2107647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}