Prince Andrew is under increased pressure to talk to US investigators after pal Ghislaine Maxwell faced new charges coinciding with the time of his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
British socialite Maxwell is in a New York jail awaiting trial for allegedly grooming underage girls for Epstein from 1994 to 1997.
She is also accused of abusing them with him.
This was all before the Duke of York knew the late billionaire financier.
But this week, new charges were filed against Maxwell, 59, linked to allegations from a woman who says she was abused between 2001 and 2004 – when Andrew was in contact with Epstein.
US media reports suggest Maxwell’s lawyers are proposing to recover the original picture of Andrew with his arm around Virginia Giuffre, who claims she was Epstein’s teenage sex slave.
Giuffre, now 37, alleges Andrew, 61, had sex with her three times in 2001, which the prince vehemently denies.
Court papers reportedly reveal Maxwell’s team may seek to obtain original copies of photos, including the 2001 Andrew snap.
Andrew has hinted the photo is fake.
Sources say pressure is mounting on him to talk to the FBI about his friendship with Epstein, which he vowed in his BBC Newsnight interview in 2019.
Giuffre said the picture is “authentic” and she gave the original to the FBI. Maxwell faces eight charges after the fourth alleged victim was added.
A spokesman for the duke has been contacted for comment.
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