Disgraced socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has claimed the well-known photograph exhibiting Prince Andrew subsequent to Virginia Giuffre and herself is faux.
Maxwell, 61, who was convicted of intercourse trafficking and grooming women for billionaire US paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, made the claims within the first interview from contained in the Florida jail the place she is serving her 20-year jail time period, the UK Press Affiliation reviews.
The British socialite beforehand forged doubt on the image exhibiting Prince Andrew together with his arm round Ms Giuffre, and her within the background.
In an interview with TalkTV, Maxwell stated: "It is a faux. I do not consider it is actual for a second, the truth is I am positive it is not."
She added: "Nicely, there's by no means been an unique and additional there isn't any photograph, and I've solely ever seen a photocopy of it."
Andrew has additionally questioned the validity of the picture of him with Giuffre, previously generally known as Virginia Roberts.
The Duke of York went on to pay $20 million to settle a civil sexual assault case with Ms Giuffre – a lady he claimed by no means to have met.
It included a £2 million contribution to Giuffre's intercourse trafficking charity thought to have been paid by the late Queen.
Andrew is now weighing up what authorized choices he has to overturn the settlement, based on UK media reviews.
Giuffre sued him for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was 17 after she was trafficked by Epstein, who was Maxwell's associate between 1994 and 2004. Andrew denied the claims.
Prince Andrew, too, has denied the authenticity of the photograph beforehand saying he is "not one to hug" or "show affection" in public.
Talking to BBC Newsnight in 2019, he additionally claimed to have by no means met Guiffre.
The Duke of York stepped down from all public duties following that interview, filmed inside Buckingham Palace.
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