Prince Andrew is, allegedly, too thick-skinned to panic following the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell.
While speaking with New Idea, Nigel Cawthorne said that Maxwell’s arrest could pave the way for Prince Andrew to be investigated by the FBI.
And even though Maxwell’s arrest came as a surprise because she had been in hiding for so long, Cawthorne said that the royal must have known that this was bound to happen. As such, Prince Andrew is in such a difficult position.
Other than the possible investigation, there are also talks that the royal family is distancing themselves from Sarah Ferguson’s ex-husband. After all, they know that any association with Prince Andrew could also put them at risk.
The author of Prince Andrew, Epstein, and the Palace also said that there must be crisis talks with the Duke of York at the moment. And a team of advisors could be advising the dad of two on how to navigate the situation and avoid his reputation from being damaged further.
However, it is also important to note that Prince Andrew has the tendency to go rogue. And this is something that he has already done in the past.
“Obviously, he did that TV interview last year against everyone’s advice, including Ghislaine Maxwell’s,” he said.
Cawthorne also said that Prince Andrew must do something. And he might also be called as a witness at Maxwell’s trial. Unfortunately for Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie’s dad, he can’t keep hiding behind the palace walls forever.
“He has a very tough decision to make whether to turn up there and face interrogation by a slick New York prosecutor, who’s not going to give him an easy time. And if he doesn’t go, then I don’t know how he can hold his head up in public again. But I do think that he’ll have to compromise with the US authorities to some extent and give some sort of deposition – but it will probably be from here [in the UK] and not require traveling to the US,” he said.
Cawthorne also reacted to the rumors that there is secret video security footage from Jeffrey Epstein’s residence. He said that if the footage will be released to the public, it could place Prince Andrew in the same vicinity of his accusers.
If the tape exists, it would most likely already be in the hands of the FBI. And Prince Andrew and the royal family couldn’t do anything about it anymore.