“I don’t drink or sweat”: Prince Andrew denies allegations from Epstein’s “sex slave” Virginia Roberts
In a new interview on BBC Newsnight, Prince Andrew, 59, has denied that he ever had sex with Jeffrey Epstein’s “sex slave” Virginia Roberts.
The Duke of York was grilled by Emily Maitlis during an hour-long show
, where he continued to deny any allegations, despite there being photographic evidence of Roberts and Prince Andrew together.
He maintains that he does not recall meeting Roberts and did not spend time with her at a nightclub in London on March 10 in 2001 where she claims they first had sex.
Prince Andrew denies sleeping with her as he was at a pizza party with his daughter Beatrice back in 2001.
“I was with the children and I’d taken Beatrice to a Pizza Express in Woking for a party at I suppose sort of 4 or 5 in the afternoon,” Prince Andrew said.
“And then because the Duchess was away, we have a simple rule in the family that when one is away the other one is there.
“I was on terminal leave at the time from the Royal Navy so therefore I was at home.”
Interviewer Maitlis asked why he remembers that specific evening so distinctly.
“Because going to Pizza Express in Woking is an unusual thing for me to do, a very unusual thing for me to do.
“I’ve only been to Woking a couple of times and I remember it weirdly distinctly.”
Roberts described their encounter in 2001 in vivid detail, saying that Prince Andrew had been “sweating” as they danced at the nightclub.
However, the Duke of York denied these claims too as he said that he doesn’t sweat.
“There’s a slight problem with the sweating because I have a peculiar medical condition which is that I don’t sweat or I didn’t sweat at the time.
“I didn’t sweat at the time because I had suffered what I would describe as an overdose of adrenalin in the Falkland’s War when I was shot at and it was almost impossible for me to sweat,” he explained.
“And it’s only because I have done a number of things in the recent past that I am starting to be able to do that again. So I’m afraid to say that there’s a medical condition that says that I didn’t do it.”
However, when the interviewer asked about that specific photo, Prince Andrew said it was “definitely him”.
“Oh it’s definitely me, I mean that’s a picture of me. I don’t believe it’s a picture of me in London because when I go out in London, I wear a suit and a tie,” he said.
“That’s what I would describe as my travelling clothes if I’m going to go overseas. There’s plenty of photographs of me dressed in that sort of kit but not there.”
Friends close to the Duke of York have said they have doubts about the photo’s legitimacy as the hand around Robert’s waist does “not look right”.