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Type: Book excerpt / evidentiary document
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Summary

This document consists of pages 222-223 from the book 'Filthy Rich' by James Patterson, contained within House Oversight Committee files. It details the media fallout regarding Prince Andrew's association with Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Roberts, including Sarah Ferguson's public defense of the Prince and her separate scandal involving selling access to him. The text also mentions allegations of Epstein's financial influence in the Virgin Islands and anecdotal accounts of Prince Andrew's rude behavior toward staff.

People (8)

Name Role Context
Prince Andrew Duke of York
Subject of allegations, defended by Sarah Ferguson, criticized by former staff, photographed with Epstein.
Jeffrey Epstein Financier / Offender
Mentioned as sticking by the prince; photo of them strolling in Central Park.
Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York
Defends Prince Andrew in interview; caught selling access to him for money.
Virginia Roberts Accuser / Victim
Mentioned in relation to a photo with Prince Andrew and allegations of being on the island.
Matt Lauer TV Host
Interviewed Sarah Ferguson on the Today show.
Julian Assange WikiLeaks founder
Mentioned in relation to document dumps affecting Prince Andrew.
Eugenie Princess
Daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.
Governor of the Virgin Islands Official
Mentioned in relation to a million-dollar donation and reelection campaign.

Organizations (5)

Name Type Context
The Guardian
British newspaper reporting on Virgin Islands corporations.
Buckingham Palace
Issued denials regarding Prince Andrew's relationship with Roberts.
Today
TV show where Matt Lauer interviewed Sarah Ferguson.
WikiLeaks
Source of embarrassing document dumps.
House Oversight Committee
Source of the document (indicated by footer).

Timeline (2 events)

December 2010 (implied context)
Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein photographed strolling together.
Central Park
Unknown
Photo taken of Prince Andrew with his arm around Virginia Roberts.
Unknown

Locations (3)

Location Context
Location of Epstein's property; mentioned regarding governor's election.
New York location where Prince Andrew and Epstein were photographed strolling.
Country Prince Andrew works for.

Relationships (3)

Prince Andrew Association Jeffrey Epstein
Prince 'stuck by Epstein', photographed strolling in Central Park together.
Sarah Ferguson Former Spouse / Defender Prince Andrew
Ferguson publicly defended him to Matt Lauer; sold access to him.
Virginia Roberts Alleged Sexual Encounter Prince Andrew
Photo of Andrew with arm around her; allegations denied by Palace.

Key Quotes (4)

"It's a defamation of character, and as a great father and a humongously good man and all the work he does for Britain I won't stand by and let him have his character defamed to this level."
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"He's been incredibly rude to his personal protection officers, literally throwing things on the ground and demanding they 'fucking pick them up.'"
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"Sure, if you're a lady with blond hair and big boobs, then I bet he's utterly charming."
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"If you want to meet him in your business... look after me, and he'll look after you. You'll get it back tenfold."
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PATTERSON
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...of Prince Andrew with his arm very young-looking Virginia Rob- ared in the tabloids.
hat the Duke of York had any form ship" with Roberts, Buckingham ay. "The allegations made are false
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se I know what it feels like to have you—and not support him so pub- shockingly accusatory allegations,
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FILTHY RICH
which I don't think is right," she said a few days later when inter- viewed by Today host Matt Lauer. "It's a defamation of character, and as a great father and a humongously good man and all the work he does for Britain I won't stand by and let him have his character defamed to this level."
But at the same time, a certain schadenfreude attended the good man's fall from grace, and former associates kept coming out of the woodwork to dish to the press.
"I've seen him treat his staff in a shocking, appalling way," said a former aide to the prince. "He's been incredibly rude to his personal protection officers, literally throwing things on the ground and demanding they 'fucking pick them up.' No social graces at all. Sure, if you're a lady with blond hair and big boobs, then I bet he's utterly charming."
Despite all this, the prince had stuck by Epstein. There was even a photo, frequently trotted out by the tabloids, of the two of them strolling in Central Park.
Some few months before it was taken, a reporter posing as a businessman had secretly taped Sarah Ferguson's demand for five hundred thousand pounds in return for access to the prince.
"If you want to meet him in your business," she'd said then, "look after me, and he'll look after you. You'll get it back tenfold."
"Once again," she said afterward, "my errors have com- pounded and rebounded and also impacted on the man I admire most in the world: the Duke."
Prince Andrew had had his troubles already—with shady real estate deals, sticky romances, highly embarrassing docu- ment dumps (courtesy of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks), and
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