Prince Andrew Sex Claim Scandal Overshadows UK Election Campaign

“I won’t get dragged into commentary about matters concerning the royal family,” Johnson said after pledging to end the Brexit uncertainty by leading Britain out of the European Union by Jan. 31.

Earlier, Johnson was asked by a reporter whether he would encourage Andrew to cooperate with U.S. authorities over Epstein’s actions. Johnson replied: “Nice try.”

Andrew’s comments to the BBC dominated the news agenda and drew scorn in British media, which said his explanations were unsatisfactory. Lawyers for Epstein’s victims said the prince showed little sympathy for those abused.

The prince, whose official title is the Duke of York, said in the BBC interview aired on Saturday that he could not have had sex with a teenage girl at a socialite’s London home because he returned to his house after a children’s party on the night in question and had no memory of meeting her.

“I can absolutely, categorically tell you it never happened,” Andrew said. “I have no recollection of ever meeting this lady, none whatsoever.”

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Andrew gave various reasons why her account of meeting him sweating and dancing almost two decades ago at a London nightclub before having sex with him could not be true.

These included that he suffered from a medical condition that stopped him perspiring, that he “never really partied” and that he avoided “public displays of affection”.

Yet British media published pictures of Andrew at a host of parties in the company of different women, some showing him displaying affection and clearly perspiring.