Prince Andrew is wanted for grilling about his relationship with s*x fiend Jeffrey Epstein. However, RadarOnline.com reported that the disgraced royal is “too scared” to enter America – and may be wise to be hesitant.
Andrew wasn’t just friends with Epstein; he welcomed the convicted sex offender into the royal family and the sacred space of the Royal Box at Ascot on Ladies’ Day.
Now, U.S. lawmakers want to talk with him as part of their ongoing Epstein investigation. But the Duke of York, once nicknamed “Air Miles Andy” for his jet-set lifestyle, is apparently in no rush to set foot on U.S. soil.
“America isn’t safe for him,” one Washington insider told the Daily Mirror. “And with Epstein’s shadow still looming, it may never be again.”
Andrew recently faced years of scandal over his association with Epstein, including allegations by one of the p*dophile’s victims, Virginia Giuffre, that he s*xually abused her when she was 17. He has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and settled a civil lawsuit brought by Giuffre in 2022 for a reported $16million without admitting liability.
The insider added: “If Prince Andrew sets foot on US soil again, he will be met with an avalanche of political, legal, and media scrutiny. He knows it, and so does Buckingham Palace.
“The safest option for him is to stay put in Britain and hope the storm dies down. But it won’t.”
Andrew’s military titles and patronages have been stripped from him, and he has long ceased all official royal duties in the wake of his Epstein scandal.
A source previously told RadarOnline.com: “Despite his denials, his close ties to Epstein remain one of the most damaging episodes in modern royal history.”
On June 22, 2000, Jeffrey Epstein was a guest of Prince Andrew in the Royal Box at Ascot during Ladies’ Day. Also present that day were Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother.
The Royal Box at Ascot is strictly invitation-only, typically reserved for close friends and senior guests of the monarch. Epstein, a financier with a questionable reputation even at that time, being present has raised renewed scrutiny regarding Andrew’s judgment and the true nature of their friendship.
By this time, the Duke had already been photographed with Epstein at other royal locations. Epstein, who died in a New York jail cell in 2019 at the age of 66 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges, was invited to Balmoral in 1999 and to Windsor Castle in 2001. He also attended a shooting weekend at Sandringham that December. All of these are private royal residences, and entry requires an invitation from a senior royal.
Sources close to the Royal Household said the Queen, who died in 2022, would have been “horrified” had she known the extent of Epstein’s crimes or his presence in her inner sanctum.
