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Heat turned up on duke

- STEPHEN DRILL AND RICHARD FERGUSON

PRINCE Andrew rushed to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged madam for help at 5.50am when one of their former underage sex slaves raised accusation­s against him.

In a bombshell UK documentar­y, Cairns-based Virginia Roberts Giuffre has called “BS” on Andrew’s denials of her claim she was forced to have sex with him while underage.

She said Epstein and girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell forced her to sleep with Andrew.

The BBC has emails between Andrew and Ms Maxwell from 2015 in which the Duke of York asks for informatio­n on Ms Roberts Giuffre.

“Let me know when we can talk, got some specific questions about Virginia Roberts,” he wrote.

Ms Maxwell replied, “Have some info — call me when you have a moment.”

Revelation­s that Andrew sought the help of an alleged child abuser to ward off allegation­s against himself will add to calls for him to testify to the FBI on his Epstein dealings.

The BBC also revealed that five other women claimed the duke knew about the abuse Epstein was inflicting on them, and had prepared witness subpoenas for him.

Ms Roberts Giuffre, 35, broke down while describing her shame after sex with the duke.

“There was a bath and it started there, then it led into the bedroom,” she said.

“It didn’t last very long, the whole entire procedure, it was disgusting.

“He wasn’t mean or anything but … he got up and he said thanks, and walked out.

“I sat there in bed, just horrified and ashamed and felt dirty and had to get up and go have a shower.”

Ms Roberts Giuffre said she vividly recalled the time she spent with Andrew, which began at London nightclub Tramp, where they danced.

”He is the most hideous dancer I’ve ever seen in my life. I mean it was horrible and this guy was sweating all over me,” she said.

The duke has denied meeting Ms Roberts Giuffre, despite a 2001 photo of the pair.

He questioned whether the photo was real and said he could not have been the sweating man because he could not perspire after the Falklands War.

Stunned Ms Roberts Giuffre said, “I’m calling BS on this, because that’s what it is.”

 ??  ?? DENIALS: Prince Andrew.
DENIALS: Prince Andrew.
 ??  ?? BOMBSHELL: Virginia Roberts Giuffre during the BBC interview.
BOMBSHELL: Virginia Roberts Giuffre during the BBC interview.

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