Prince Andrew “spent weeks” at Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, where the disgraced royal would receive massages “every day”, the late financier’s butler said in newly unsealed court documents.
Juan Alessi, who worked as Epstein’s Florida housekeeper from 1991 to 2002, named Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson in a 2009 deposition as part of Epstein’s celebrity “friends” and convicted mistress Ghislaine Maxwell who visited the home.
The Duke of York – who was sacked from royal duties in 2019 because of his relationship with a pedophile – was a frequent guest, staying in the “main guest bedroom” and regularly getting massages, Alessi testified.
“I would say, massage every day. They have massages every day,” Alessi said, according to the transcript of the deposition.
“Prince Andrew spent weeks with us.”
Andrew would later be accused of having sex with Epstein’s self-described “sex slave” Virginia Giuffre in London, New York and his private island when he was 17. Although he denied the allegations, he settled the matter with him out of court in the United States.
Alessi said he believed Ferguson only visited Epstein’s Florida property once and “for a short period of time.”
Prince Andrew received daily massages during the “week” of his stay on Epstein’s island. BAV MEDIA / SplashNews.com
Alessi said she did not remember whether Andrew had more than one massage per day, and stated she did not know the nature of the private moments.
“I thought it was just a massage for him,” Alessi testified.
Sarah Ferguson’s wife at the time also allegedly visited the island but did not spend the night. XPUSBB1CSPJOT
The massage allegation is just one of many that have been leveled against Prince Andrew since the avalanche of court documents related to Epstein began to be slowly released on Wednesday.
The much-anticipated release of the documents this week stems from a 2015 defamation case settled by Giuffre’s accuser against Maxwell, 61.
The alleged victim Virginia Giuffre is suing Prince Andrew for alleged sexual assault and Ghislaine Maxwell for defamation. DOJ
One girl, known as Jane Doe 3, accused the royal of engaging in an “orgy” with an underage girl during one of his stays on Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean.
The filing also claims Epstein told the “sex slave” to “give Prince whatever he asks for.”
Another of Epstein’s accusers, Johanna Sjoberg, said in her own testimony that Prince Andrew touched her breasts while they were photographed on a sofa in Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse in 2001.
In the same photo, Sjoberg testified that the king also groped Giuffre’s breasts with a doll that looked like her.
Prince Andrew allegedly took part in an “orgy” with an underage girl on Epstein’s private island. BAV MEDIA / SplashNews.com
Prince Andrew was removed from his royal duties over his relationship with Epstein in 2019.
Following the revelation of the document, the anti-monarchy group Republic reported Prince Andrew to London’s Metropolitan Police and demanded a reinvestigation.
“It’s simple — royalty should not be above the law. Criminal allegations should always be thoroughly investigated. THAT’S WHY THE MET MUST TAKE ACTION,” the group posted on X. The Met has not commented on the request.
Both Prince Andrew and Buckingham Palace have repeatedly denied all allegations against him.
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