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Former Home Secretary claims Prince Andrew made 'unbelievable racist comments about Arabs '

A former British Home Secretary has claimed that the Duke of York made ‘unbelievable’ racist comments about Arabs during a Saudi state visit to the UK in 2007. Jacqui Smith, who served as Home Secretary from 2007 – 2009, said that she felt ‘ashamed’ for not challenging Prince Andrew on his remarks. Mrs Smith, who was one of the most senior politicians in the country during Gordon…
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Further headache for Buckingham Palace as Virginia Roberts films rival BBC interview

There is further pressure on those in Buckingham Palace tonight as it is revealed that the woman who has made several allegations against Prince Andrew has conducted her own BBC interview. According to Tuesday’s Daily Mirror, Virginia Roberts Giuffre has spoken to BBC Panorama – the same programme which featured Princess Diana’s world famous interview in 1995 with Martin Bashir. The…
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Prince Andrew embroiled in new 'N-word' row

The Duke of York has been embroiled in further controversy after a former Downing Street aide alleged that he used a racially insensitive term of phrase. The allegation published by the London Evening Standard is denied by Buckingham Palace, with sources telling the paper…
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Prince Andrew walked to Sunday church service separately so he and The Queen were not pictured together

The Duke of York walked to church on Sunday morning to avoid photographers snapping pictures of him next to The Queen. Her Majesty arrived by car to the Royal Chapel of All Saints, while Prince Andrew walked separately. A source told The Sun: “He walked to the church so they weren’t pictured together.” Prince Andrew likely made the decision to arrive at church separately to his…
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Election - what election? Prince Andrew's interview leads the newspapers for a third consecutive day

It’s manifesto week in the UK – a time when the main political parties release their plans and promises to voters in the hope of winning the upcoming general election. But at a time when one would expect the media to be dominated with wall-to-wall coverage of the election, another story is taking up the newspaper columns. The Duke of York features on all of the British newspaper front…
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