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‘Andrew problem’ brewing for years, now life in shadows

‘Andrew problem’ brewing for years, now life in shadows

From ‘Randy Andy’ to ‘Airmiles Andy’, then ‘Andy & the Paedo’, the Duke of York has been a controversial figure for decades.

Victoria Ward and Gordon Rayner

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The Duke of York was sitting in his study when he was first confronted with the allegation that would ruin his reputation beyond repair. “What? Who?” he spluttered. “What was the name again? Never heard of her.”

It was February 2011 and Virginia Roberts, now using her married name Giuffre, had just given an interview to a Sunday newspaper in which she claimed to have been trafficked across the world to be forced into sex with the Duke when she was 17.

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