Prince Andrew Gets Royal Birthday Wishes Amid Jeffrey Epstein Scandal
Members of the royal family wished Prince Andrew a happy 60th birthday on social media Wednesday, publicly supporting the disgraced Duke of York amid his step-back from royal life due to his ties with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“On this day in 1960, Prince Andrew was born at Buckingham Palace, the first child born to a reigning monarch for 103 years. Happy Birthday to The Duke of York,” read a post from the Royal Family’s account, which neglected to refer to the duke as His Royal Highness, as it has done in past years. Despite the omission, the Duke still holds his HRH title.
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Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, captioned a picture of her ex-husband simply, “Happy 60th Birthday to Andrew,” while Princess Eugenie wrote, “Happy Birthday Papa!” to caption a childhood photo taken by her mother.
Andrew announced his withdrawal from public duties “for the foreseeable future” following a disastrous BBC Newsnight interview last year regarding his involvement with Epstein. The prince has been accused of raping a minor who was allegedly trafficked by Epstein. Andrew has repeatedly denied all allegations.
In the statement announcing his decision to step back, Andrew said that he was “willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations, if required.” But just a few months later, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman confirmed that the FBI and U.S. prosecutors were unsuccessful in speaking with the duke.
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