Jeffrey Epstein

As the past few weeks have shown, British royalty and the media can be an explosive mix.

The absence of the Princess of Wales after abdominal surgery in January sparked uncontrolled online speculation that was first heightened by the release of a manipulated photo, then eased by a video statement from Kate disclosing that she is being treated for cancer.

A total of 19 sealed documents from a lawsuit connected to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted pedophile who died in a US jail before he could face trial on federal sex-trafficking charges, have been publicly released, CNN reported.

U.K. police said Friday that no investigation has been launched into Prince Andrew after an anti-monarchy group filed a complaint based on recently released U.S. court documents detailing people linked to accused sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Recent developments in the Jeffrey Epstein case have brought to light potentially incriminating information involving two former US presidents.

A New York judge on Wednesday began to unseal the identities of high-profile figures, including Prince Andrew, linked in court documents to Jeffrey Epstein, the U.S. financier who killed himself in 2019 as he awaited trial for sex crimes.

The legal documents contain a previously documented allegation of groping by Prince Andrew, which he has denied.

A judge has ordered a New York court to reveal the names of 180 people — including victims, associates and suspected accomplices — tied to Jeffrey Epstein, the U.S. financier who killed himself in 2019 as he awaited trial for sex crimes.

The ruling from judge Loretta Preska in a Manhattan federal court was seen by AFP on Tuesday, a day after it was handed down..

A federal judge said Wednesday that he won't block JPMorgan's legal efforts to blame a former executive of hiding Jeffrey Epstein's decades-long sex abuse to keep the financier as a client.

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Disgraced former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has claimed in a jailhouse interview with a U.K. broadcaster that a decades-old photograph of Prince Andrew with his sexual abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre is "fake."

A key question around Britain's royal succession was resolved on Sunday when it emerged scandal-hit Prince Andrew and his ex-wife will look after Queen Elizabeth II's corgi dogs after her death.

The prince and his former spouse Sarah Ferguson will take on Muick and Sandy following the queen's death at Balmoral on Sept. 8 aged 96, Andrew's spokesman said.

Prince Andrew will be the subject of a satirical TV musical in the latest season of shows from U.K. broadcaster Channel 4.

Queen Elizabeth II's second son stood down from royal duties after a disastrous interview in November 2019 discussing his ties with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a special BBC Newsnight program.