Dupa un dezastruos interviu Epstein, printul Andrew renunta la indatoririle publice (publicat in 2019)

Printul Andrei in septembrie. El a spus ca relatia sa cu domnul Epstein a devenit „o perturbare majora a muncii familiei mele”. Credit … John Thys / Agence France-Presse – Getty Images

LONDRA – Printul Andrew a anuntat miercuri ca se va intoarce din viata publica, incercand sa stapaneasca o furtuna de foc asupra legaturilor sale cu finantatorul rusinat Jeffrey Epstein, care a amenintat ca va arde intreaga familie regala britanica.

Declaratia extraordinara a printului a incheiat un tumultuos patru zile de la interviul sau televizat despre domnul Epstein, care a adus o furtuna de acoperire negativa, a determinat companiile cu legaturi cu organizatiile caritabile ale printului sa se distanteze de el si a reaprins apelurile pentru ca acesta sa depuna marturie la FBI despre istoria sa incurcata cu domnul Epstein, care a fost acuzat de trafic sexual.

“Mi-a devenit clar in ultimele zile ca asocierea mea cu Jeffrey Epstein a devenit o perturbare majora a muncii familiei mele si a muncii valoroase care se desfasoara in numeroasele organizatii si organizatii caritabile pe care sunt mandru ca le sustin”, a spus printul Andrew. intr-o declaratie emisa de Palatul Buckingham.

Ducele, in varsta de 59 de ani, spera ca interviul, difuzat sambata de BBC, va pune la iveala intrebari persistente despre legaturile sale cu domnul Epstein, precum si acuzatii ca ar fi intretinut relatii sexuale cu o adolescenta care i-a fost furnizata de prietenul sau.

In schimb, dupa ce ducele s-a supus la 50 de minute de gratare politicoasa, dar implacabila, de catre jurnalista BBC Emily Maitlis, asocierea sa neplacuta cu domnul Epstein – nutret pentru ziarele tabloide si revistele societatii – a mutat intr-un scandal complet, care a eclipsat Alegerile generale britanice pe primele pagini.

Telespectatorii si-au exprimat socul si furia fata de lipsa de simpatie a printului Andrew fata de victimele domnului Epstein, precum si negarile sale nepasuitoare ale abaterii sexuale, care includeau afirmatii deosebite, cum ar fi faptul ca el nu a putut sa transpire din punct de vedere medical de la turneul sau de lupta din Razboiul Falkland. .

Expertii familiei regale au descris interviul ca fiind cea mai mare dezamagire in relatiile publice pentru familia regala britanica de la turbulentele consecinte ale mortii printesei Diana intr-un accident de masina in 1997.

Persoanele care au legaturi cu Palatul Buckingham au spus ca nu isi pot aminti ca un membru in varsta al familiei regale a fost suspendat atat de brusc si public de la atributiile sale. Unii au laudat decizia, spunand ca il va scoate pe print din lumina reflectoarelor si va castiga timp pentru ca palatul sa incerce sa-i reabiliteze imaginea.

In declaratia sa de trei paragrafe, printul Andrew a incercat sa anuleze el insusi unele dintre pagube. El si-a exprimat regretul pentru „asocierea mea rau judecata” cu domnul Epstein, care s-a sinucis intr-o inchisoare din Manhattan in august.

“Sinuciderea sa a lasat multe intrebari fara raspuns, in special pentru victime”, a spus printul, “si simpatizez profund cu toti cei care au fost afectati si doresc o forma de inchidere”.

Printul Andrew a spus ca va fi gata sa ajute „orice agentie competenta de aplicare a legii in ancheta lor, daca este necesar”. In timpul interviului de la BBC, printul a spus ca va trebui sa se consulte cu avocatii sai inainte de a depune marturie sub juramant despre legaturile sale cu domnul Epstein.

Luni, o femeie care l-a acuzat pe domnul Epstein ca a abuzat-o sexual in copilarie l-a chemat pe print sa vorbeasca cu autoritatile americane.

“Prince Andrew, and any others who were close to Epstein, should come forward and give a statement under oath on what information they have,” said the woman, who calls herself Jane Doe 15, at a news conference in New York.

Virginia Roberts Giuffre, second from left, with her lawyer after a hearing in Federal District Court in Manhattan in August.Credit. www.debate.org ..Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times

Prince Andrew’s public duties have included stewardship of Pitch@Palace, a five-year-old effort to “accelerate the work of entrepreneurs” by helping them connect with potential advisers and investors.

Several companies have already moved to distance their brands from Pitch@Palace.

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Those companies included Cisco Systems; Aon, a British insurer; and KPMG, a consulting firm. Aon asked for its logo to be removed from the Pitch@Palace website because it was not a partner of the organization and never had been.

Even before the duke agreed to speak, his decision to go before the cameras had opened divisions inside Buckingham Palace. The Sunday Times reported that the prince’s public relations adviser, Jason Stein, resigned two weeks ago because he believed that the interview “could backfire.”

As the furor following the interview built, Prince Andrew canceled a planned visit to flood-hit areas of Yorkshire on Tuesday, The Sun newspaper reported.

British papers were full of analysis of his future role in the family, particularly after the death of the queen, who is 93. People close to the palace said she has traditionally favored Prince Andrew and forgiven his indiscretions.

Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, is said to be frustrated with his brother’s behavior, viewing him as a liability. Once he ascends to the throne, people who follow the royal family expect him to push for a more “streamlined” structure, in which fewer family members would have a conspicuous public role.

The British public has also proved less forgiving. While viewers found many things about the interview offensive, many reacted most viscerally to Prince Andrew’s reply when he was asked whether he regretted his relationship with Mr. Epstein, which continued after the financier had served time for soliciting a minor for prostitution.

“Do I regret the fact that he has quite obviously conducted himself in a manner unbecoming? Yes,” he said.

“Unbecoming?” the BBC interviewer, Ms. Maitlis, replied with a tone of incredulity. “He was a sex offender.”

The duke quickly backtracked, saying: “Yeah, I’m sorry, I’m being polite. I mean, in the sense that he was a sex offender.”

Equally damaging was his explanation about why he stayed with Mr. Epstein at his Manhattan mansion in 2010, after his host was released from prison. It was “convenient,” the prince said, though he insisted that he had made the visit solely to break off their relationship.

The questions about Prince Andrew’s association with Mr. Epstein have simmered for years. But they exploded back into view last summer, after Mr. Epstein’s arrest on sex trafficking charges and the publication by The Daily Mail of a photograph of the prince walking with his friend in Central Park. cc.adventist.org

“That’s the bit that, as it were, I kick myself for on a daily basis because it was not something that was becoming of a member of the royal family,” he said in the interview. “We try and uphold the highest standards and practices, and I let the side down, as simple as that.”

Members of the royal family have often lost their way when they have talked about their personal problems on television. Prince Charles confessed to adultery in a 1994 documentary, and Diana told an interviewer a year later that “there were three of us in this marriage,” referring to Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles, who later became his second wife.

Until the latest tempest over Prince Andrew, the royal family was most distracted by the trials of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan. The couple opened up in a TV interview, discussing her struggles with being a royal and new mother, and his tensions with his brother, Prince William.

The brothers, Prince Harry said, were on “different paths at the moment.”