ANDREW has been seen in Windsor as cops investigate claims Jeffrey Epstein victims were abused at “paedophile ring” parties in the UK.
The disgraced former Duke of York – who is alleged to have attended events where abuse took place – was yesterday snubbed by daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie who joined the royals in Sandringham for Christmas.
The two princesses walked to the traditional Christmas morning church service yesterday with members of the Firm, including King Charles, Prince William and Princess Kate.
Andrew, 65, who was this month banned from even using his birth title of Prince, was seen driving in his car near his Royal Lodge home hours after his family’s walkabout.
Snubbing their crisis-hit parents Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, Beatrice and Eugenie were flanked instead by their husbands Jack Brooksbank and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
Fergie herself was reportedly axed from the celebrations due to renewed scrutiny over her own ties to Epstein.
According to body language expert Judi James The Firm showcased “a masterclass in body language statement-making” in the wake of the scandal.
EPSTEIN FILES
It comes after a batch of files released in the US this week included unproven claims Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell attended events in which abuse took place.
One alleged victim said they were tied to a table and tortured with electrical shocks by Maxwell, while Andrew and other men watched on.
Andrew has always strongly denied any allegations of misconduct made against him.
The 35-year-old claimed they were drugged and driven by their father to an abuse ring in Surrey in the mid-1990s, when aged between six and eight.
Surrey Police said it had no record of the claims being reported to them.
A spokesman added: “We are therefore engaging with relevant agencies to obtain access to the redacted information.”
US lawmakers said up to a million new documents are set for release in the coming weeks.
The King stepped in just two months ago to remove Andy’s Prince and Duke of York titles and ease him out of Royal Lodge to live in exile on his Sandringham estate.
Palace sources say the former working royal is now a private individual.
But one royal insider said: “It’s not going away.”
Andrew has never been formally interviewed by any investigating authority despite a string of damaging allegations against him for more than a decade.
This week further pressure has been heaped on Andy after emails sent by him to convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell appeared in more than 11,000 documents including videos and audio files released by the US Department of Justice.
They revealed he was being investigated in two separate criminal probes including over links to convicted sex offender Peter Nygard.
American investigators contacted the Home Office to invoke a legal treaty with Britain in a bid to question Andrew about his relationships with Epstein and Nygard.
The request – first revealed by The Sun in June 2020 – demanded a “voluntary interview” but it is not believed to have taken place.
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