The Daily Populous Wednesday February 4th, 2026 day edition
Authored by bbc.co.uk and submitted by ultra_phoenix

In 2014, the late Virginia Giuffre became the first woman to publicly accuse Mountbatten-Windsor of similar encounters.

She alleged that as a 17-year-old she was trafficked by Epstein and his girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, and forced to have sex with Mountbatten-Windsor - a claim he continues to deny.

Giuffre filed a civil lawsuit in the US against him in 2021, settling the case in February 2022 for an estimated £12m. She took her own life last year.

Mountbatten-Windsor's links to Epstein are facing greater scrutiny with the release of millions of pages of documents and images by the US Department of Justice.

A recent tranche of files relating to the financier includes pictures appearing to show Mountbatten-Windsor kneeling on all fours over a woman lying on the ground.

A number of email exchanges between Epstein and Mountbatten-Windsor - which came in the years after the US billionaire pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor - were also published in the files.

The former prince is facing mounting pressure to testify before the US Congress over his dealings with Epstein.

Last week, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said: "In terms of testifying I have always said anybody who has got information should be prepared to share that information in whatever form they are asked to do that.

"You can't be victim-centred if you're not prepared to do that."

Palace sources have claimed: "Providing testimony is now a matter for Andrew and his conscience."

Speaking to BBC Breakfast on Wednesday, Epstein survivor Lisa Phillips said Mountbatten-Windsor testifying "would be everything".

Epstein died in a New York prison cell on 10 August 2019 as he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges.

IKillZombies4Cash on February 3rd, 2026 at 22:52 UTC »

Andrew can do us all a solid by fessing up and dragging down all the other rich clowns who he knows were in on this

citrusco on February 3rd, 2026 at 22:45 UTC »

the moral outrage collectively felt, both for the victims of abuse, and the clear injustice of not following through with any punitive measures whatsoever, cannot possibly be sustained at just below boiling point.

Agent_Peach on February 3rd, 2026 at 22:41 UTC »

So he moved out of the Royal Lodge, and into a temporary place in Sandringham Estate... So from one taxpayer funded house to a taxpayer funded... smaller house?

This is the epitome of a golden parachute. All the wealth and connections in the world to keep you from feeling the consequences of your actions.