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Britain's Prince Andrew has 'no recollection' of sex accuser

Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York, leaves after speaking at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Bangkok on November 3, 2019, on the sidelines of the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. PHOTO | LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Andrew, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II, has been heavily criticised over his links to multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who died in custody in the US in August.
  • He admits that his decision to remain friends with Epstein after he was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008 was a serious error of judgement.
  • Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to procuring a girl under the age of 18 for prostitution and served 13 months in US prison before being released on probation.

London,

Britain's Prince Andrew has said he does not remember meeting Virginia Roberts, one of disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein's alleged victims, who says she was forced to have sex with the royal.