The "sex slave" who was allegedly abused by the Duke of York was
introduced to the Queen during a visit to London, it has been claimed.
As Prince Andrew flew home from a skiing holiday in Switzerland to prepare to face fresh allegations, Virginia Roberts' father, Sky, made further claims about his daughter's connection to the royal family.
The story has dominated papers in Britain. Here's the Daily Mirror's front page.
He said that she had met the Queen and been "so excited" by the introduction.
Buckingham Palace has denied the claims.
A spokesperson said: "There is nothing to suggest that this claim is true. We have no record of such a meeting."
Miss Roberts claims that she was made to have sex with the Duke on three occasions.
The accusations - which also include claims that he took part in an orgy with other underage girls - are contained in a motion filed in a Florida court which allege that Jeffrey Epstein, an American investment banker, loaned her to rich and powerful friends.
Mr Roberts told the Sun: "Virginia told me a few years back that she met Prince Andrew when she went to London.
"She also said while they were there she met the Queen. She was so excited about meeting the Queen.
"She had been flown to London by Jeffrey. He would fly her all over the world and she would give him massages on his private jet."
Fresh allegations against the Duke, 54, surfaced over the weekend, including a claim that Miss Roberts was paid 10,000 by Epstein, a convicted sex offender, as a "reward" for sleeping with the Duke in 2001, and that he had sex with her after she gave him an "erotic massage" in New York.
It forced the Duke into the unprecedented step of issuing a formal statement denying he had ever had sex with Miss Roberts, now 30.
Buckingham Palace said: "It is emphatically denied that the Duke of York had any form of sexual contact or relationship with Virginia Roberts. Any claim to the contrary is false and without foundation."
The Duke is expected to meet his mother, the Queen, over the claims that he sexually abused a teenager.
Buckingham Palace has conceded that the legal case in which the claims surfaced "isn't going to go away" and the Duke is expected to discuss the matter with the Queen, who was grim-faced when she left church at Sandringham yesterday.
Her Majesty will give her second son her full support, but the Duke knows the worst may not be over, with Scotland Yard confirming that it would be duty-bound to investigate Miss Roberts' claims if she made a formal complaint.
The Duke spent the past week holidaying in the Swiss ski resort of Verbier with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, their daughter, Princess Eugenie, and pals.
The prince, a keen skier, did not leave the chalet for the last two days of his holiday after the scandal broke.
Miss Roberts has made it clear she will not be remaining silent. Speaking from her mother's home in Colorado, she said: "There will be a time when we explain stuff, just not this time."
The claims were made in a court statement filed as part of a legal battle by Epstein's alleged victims to challenge his 2008 plea deal.
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Despite the fact that all criminal prosecutions are brought in the name of the Queen, members of the royal family are not immune from the law. The Princess Royal became the first senior member of the royal family to receive a criminal record when she was fined £500 ($1,001) in 2002 after admitting having a dog dangerously out of control.
Prince Andrew has categorically denied having any sort of relationship with Miss Roberts, sexual or otherwise, and she has never made a criminal complaint against him.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "We have not received any allegations at this stage. If we did receive a complaint we would investigate it."
The Duke is in an invidious position, as he insists Miss Roberts' claims are untrue and defamatory, but would be unlikely ever to sue for defamation, as it would risk yet more lurid claims being made in court. The royals have been backed into a corner.
- Telegraph Group Ltd
As Prince Andrew flew home from a skiing holiday in Switzerland to prepare to face fresh allegations, Virginia Roberts' father, Sky, made further claims about his daughter's connection to the royal family.
He said that she had met the Queen and been "so excited" by the introduction.
Buckingham Palace has denied the claims.
A spokesperson said: "There is nothing to suggest that this claim is true. We have no record of such a meeting."
Miss Roberts claims that she was made to have sex with the Duke on three occasions.
The accusations - which also include claims that he took part in an orgy with other underage girls - are contained in a motion filed in a Florida court which allege that Jeffrey Epstein, an American investment banker, loaned her to rich and powerful friends.
"She also said while they were there she met the Queen. She was so excited about meeting the Queen.
"She had been flown to London by Jeffrey. He would fly her all over the world and she would give him massages on his private jet."
Fresh allegations against the Duke, 54, surfaced over the weekend, including a claim that Miss Roberts was paid 10,000 by Epstein, a convicted sex offender, as a "reward" for sleeping with the Duke in 2001, and that he had sex with her after she gave him an "erotic massage" in New York.
It forced the Duke into the unprecedented step of issuing a formal statement denying he had ever had sex with Miss Roberts, now 30.
Buckingham Palace said: "It is emphatically denied that the Duke of York had any form of sexual contact or relationship with Virginia Roberts. Any claim to the contrary is false and without foundation."
The Duke is expected to meet his mother, the Queen, over the claims that he sexually abused a teenager.
Buckingham Palace has conceded that the legal case in which the claims surfaced "isn't going to go away" and the Duke is expected to discuss the matter with the Queen, who was grim-faced when she left church at Sandringham yesterday.
Her Majesty will give her second son her full support, but the Duke knows the worst may not be over, with Scotland Yard confirming that it would be duty-bound to investigate Miss Roberts' claims if she made a formal complaint.
The Duke spent the past week holidaying in the Swiss ski resort of Verbier with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, their daughter, Princess Eugenie, and pals.
The prince, a keen skier, did not leave the chalet for the last two days of his holiday after the scandal broke.
Miss Roberts has made it clear she will not be remaining silent. Speaking from her mother's home in Colorado, she said: "There will be a time when we explain stuff, just not this time."
The claims were made in a court statement filed as part of a legal battle by Epstein's alleged victims to challenge his 2008 plea deal.
- Telegraph Group Ltd, Daily Mail
Duke not immune from police inquiry
The Duke of York could face a Scotland Yard investigation into Virginia Roberts' claims if she makes a formal complaint of sexual abuse against him, police sources say.Despite the fact that all criminal prosecutions are brought in the name of the Queen, members of the royal family are not immune from the law. The Princess Royal became the first senior member of the royal family to receive a criminal record when she was fined £500 ($1,001) in 2002 after admitting having a dog dangerously out of control.
Prince Andrew has categorically denied having any sort of relationship with Miss Roberts, sexual or otherwise, and she has never made a criminal complaint against him.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "We have not received any allegations at this stage. If we did receive a complaint we would investigate it."
The Duke is in an invidious position, as he insists Miss Roberts' claims are untrue and defamatory, but would be unlikely ever to sue for defamation, as it would risk yet more lurid claims being made in court. The royals have been backed into a corner.
- Telegraph Group Ltd
