film about the scandal surrounding Prince Andrew

The BBC documentary “Prince Andrew – the scandal: sex, lies and interviews” will be shown on “ZDFzeit” on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at 20.15:XNUMX p.m.

The current film by Laura Burns and Darragh MacIntyre reconstructs the abuse scandal surrounding the deceased US multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein and the possible involvement of the British Prince Andrew.

The Queen's second eldest son is currently in the public eye again because of his long-standing friendship with businessman Epstein. One of Epstein's victims, Virginia Giuffre, even claims that she was forced to have sex with the royal several times.

Ingredients like from a Hollywood film: A US millionaire, allegations of abuse of young girls, death in a prison cell. And among the many who are said to be involved in the scandal, an English prince, whose attempt to save his own reputation in PR disaster ends.

All this is not fiction, but reality in the Jeffrey Epstein case. As a regular guest of the American multimillionaire, Prince Andrew is also increasingly coming under suspicion. But what is the truth behind the allegations? What really happened in Epstein's luxury properties?

The film examines Andrews’ connection to Jeffrey Epstein, the key figure of the sex scandal. The extremely wealthy businessman is said to have forced and abused minors into prostitution.

Among them is Virginia Giuffre, née Roberts, who makes serious allegations: Prince Andrew, who was with Epstein multiple overnight guests abused her when she was 17 years old.

So far, none of the relevant US authorities have officially accused Prince Andrew of wrongdoing. the public interest about his person is great.

The BBC documentary, which was first broadcast in the UK on 2 December 2019, caused worldwide headlinesEpstein victims, victims' lawyers, insiders and Prince Andrew himself have their say.

After his TV interview was broadcast, Prince Andrew resigned from all official duties for the royal family. A unique step – probably ordered by the Queen herself.

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