Prince Andrew during his interview on Newsnight regarding the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Photo / BBC
Prince Andrew during his interview on Newsnight regarding the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Photo / BBC
Prince Andrew brought a masseuse into a Buckingham Palace bedroom to give him a massage, naked under a towel, The Sun has revealed.
The masseuse, now 55-year, was Monique Giannelloni. It is alleged she was introduced to the Duke by Jeffrey Epstein's socialite ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell.
She says she was"very nervous" as she entered the palace and claims she saw a photo of the Duke's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson and two daughters Beatrice and Eugenie in the bedroom.
She says a woman who was Assistant Private Secretary to the Duke, Charlotte Manley, then handed her a cheque for £75 (about $NZ150).
Giannelloni, who previously belonged to the British Register of Complementary Practitioners, said it was concerning how easy it had been to get into the palace for the appointment, reports The Sun.
She also said she recognised the background in the notorious 2001 photo of Andrew with Virginia Giuffre as the upstairs landing at Ghislaine Maxwell's London home.
In his BBC interview, the Duke claimed he had never been upstairs in Maxwell's home.
Prince Andrew pictured with Virginia Giuffre in 2001. Photo / BBC
But Giannelloni said she was certain since she'd been booked to go to Maxwell's house at 11pm that night. She claimed she couldn't make that appointment and gave Maxwell a 10.30am one for the following day.