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Published 16:35 05 Oct 2020 GMT
Virginia Roberts, one of the most outspoken alleged victims of late billionaire Jeffery Epstein, has shared an image of herself with Prince Andrew in honor of the Queen of England's birthday.
From her current home in Australia, which celebrates the birth of the monarch in October (rather than on the actual date of her birth in April), Roberts tweeted a picture of herself with the royal, allegedly taken while she was a victim of sex trafficking.
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She captioned the image, which was taken sometime in March 2001, at the house of socialite and alleged sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, by writing: "Happy Birthday Queen Elizabeth Here’s my gift to you- just a memorable moment of your son [sic]."
Watch Prince Andrew's now-infamous interview on the subject of his relationship with Epstein in the video below:
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Roberts, who now goes by the name Virginia Giuffre, claims that she was first recruited as an underage sex worker at the age of 13 by the trafficker Ron Eppinger in Miami.
In the Miami Herald's investigation into the Epstein case, Roberts claimed she was later picked up by Maxwell while working as a spa attendant at Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago club, and again recruited as a sex worker under the guise of being a masseuse, at the age of 14.
Roberts stated that she was groomed by Epstein, whom she met via Maxwell, for two years after being introduced to him in 2000.
Per The New Zealand Herald, in an interview on the BBC series Panorama, Roberts stated that the picture of her with Prince Andrew was taken during a two-day visit to London.
Roberts says she danced with him at a London nightclub and added that she was sexually abused by the royal in the Belgravia townhouse afterwards.
In an interview on Newsnight in 2019, the prince denied any wrongdoing when presented with the photograph, stating:
"I don't believe it's a picture of me in London because... when I go out in London, I wear a suit and a tie ... I am not one to, as it were, hug and public displays of affection are not something that I do."
He added: "So that's the best explanation I can give you and I'm afraid to say that I don't believe that photograph was taken in the way that has been suggested."
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This isn't the first time Roberts has taunted one of her alleged abusers.
Per the New York Post, back in August, she taunted the jailed Maxwell, writing in a now-deleted tweet: "Hey #GhislaneMaxwell just sitting outside, taking some time to de-stress after you & your lawyers shenanigans. Like the view? [sic]"
