—, Fittuy Ricw m a yacht surrounded by topless which I don’t think is right,” she said a few days later when inter- : viewed by Today host Matt Lauer. “It’s a defamation of character, suit, Epstein had forced her into and as a great father and a humongously good man and all the Jeff's. work he does for Britain I won't stand by and let him have his ; character defamed to this level.” j But at the same time, a certain schadenfreude attended the British press were using another 4 good man’s fall from grace, and former associates kept coming x Island. The Guardian reported 4 _out of the woodwork to dish to the press. slands_based corporations owned q q “Ive seen him treat his staff in a shocking, appalling way,” wife of the governor of the Virgin a % said a former aide to the prince. “He’s been incredibly rude to his ; involving a million-dollar dona- a q personal protection officers, literally throwing things on the he governor's reelection cam- | ~—_— ground and demanding they ‘fucking pick them up’ No social o the g = . ‘ . ‘ oberts’s claim that she had been 4 _— graces at all. Sure, if you're a lady with blond hair and big boobs, ince on the island as well as in 3 4 then I bet he’s utterly charming.” 1 of Prince Andrew with his arm a q very young-looking Virginia Rob- a _ Despite all this, the prince had stuck by Epstein. There was even svedin the tabloids. { | 4photo, frequently trotted out by the tabloids, of the two of them hat the Duke of York had any form ~ | strolling in Central Park. ship” with Roberts, Buckingham 7 _ Some few months before it was taken, a reporter posing as a ay. “The allegations made are false” } businessman had secretly taped Sarah Ferguson’s demand for : ' five hundred thousand pounds in return for access to the prince. h Ferguson, the Duchess of Yor 4 “If you want to meet him in your business,” she'd said then, e prince and their daughter Euge 4 Took after me, and he'll look after you. You'll get it back tenfold.” ters, “He is the greate