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According to The Guardian, Andrew met Epstein in the 1990s through Ghislaine Maxwell, daughter of British media mogul Robert Maxwell.
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Princess Eugenie is standing by her dad.
The royal celebrated Prince Andrew’s 60th birthday on Instagram Wednesday with a childhood picture of herself proudly looking up at her father while riding a pony.
“Happy Birthday Papa!” she captioned the adorable picture that was captured by her mother Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of Prince Andrew.
Princess Eugenie joined Ferguson in publicly celebrating Prince Andrew’s birthday amid ongoing controversy surrounding his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in August.
Prince Andrew, who is eighth in line to the throne, denied any wrongdoing over his involvement with his former friend, but ultimately stepped away from his public duties as a royal in November following his explosive BBC interview about Epstein.
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The Royal Family’s official Instagram account, which shares updates from the Queen and other family members, shared a black-and-white baby picture of the Queen’s second son.
“On this day in 1960, Prince Andrew was born at Buckingham Palace, the first child born to a reigning monarch for 103 years,” the post reads, including a present day shot of Prince Andrew. “Happy Birthday to The Duke of York.”
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Ferguson, who was married to Prince Andrew from 1986 to 1996, added: “Happy 60th Birthday to Andrew.” In addition to Eugenie, Ferguson and Andrews share daughter Beatrice, who’s set to wed fiance Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi on May 29.
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