UK Queen Elizabeth II has decided to exclude Duke of York Prince Andrew from attending a dinner reception for NATO leaders at Buckingham Palace amid mounting scandal over the Duke's friendship with late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Since Prince Andrew's catastrophic interview with BBC, in which the prince initially planned to deny the allegations of Virginia Geoffrey accusing him of having a relationship when she was as a minor, as one of the Epstein girls, the Prince faced widespread criticism.
On the contrary of first plans, the interview raised doubts about the prince and gave more credibility for the complaint which has already been filed by Geoffrey to the FBI investigating the Epstein crimes.
Following the interview, Prince Andrew was forced by the royal family to step down from his royal duties as he was widely criticized for not showing sympathy for the victims of Epstein or regretting his friendship with the suicide millionaire.
In her interview yesterday with the BBC, Geoffrey said Epstein brought her to London in 2001 and took her to meet the prince on three occasions when she had an intimate relationship with Andrew. "He knows what happened and I know what happened. Only one of us is telling the truth, and I know it is me," she said in the interview.
Prince Andrew, 59, has previously denied the accusations and says he does not remember having ever met the lady, who is formerly known as Virginia Roberts.
Recent reports revealed that Prince Charles traveled to Norfolk to meet his father, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, 98, to consult on how to deal with the scandal of Prince Andrew.
The newspaper's report praised Prince Charles and said he had shown leadership in managing his brother's crisis at a time when reports talks about intentions of the Queen to step down within 18 months.
The Duke of Cambridge is also reported to have been involved with his father in discussions that led to the exclusion of the Duke of York from his royal role.
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