Prince Andrew's Lawyers Demand Original Photo of Infamous Encounter With Virginia Giuffre At Maxwell's Home -- Here's Why
Prince Andrew's lawyers asked Virginia Roberts the original photo showing them together at Ghislaine Maxwell's home in London.
Amid the claims that the picture is a fake one, Prince Andrew's lawyer in the US reportedly made a massive move to determine whether the reports are true.
I News reported attorney Andrew Brettler started to contact a photographic expert to examine the original Giuffre's camp has. He then hopes that the expert would help them question the photo's authenticity to clear the Duke of York's name.
The image first went viral in 2011. However, until today, the identity of the photographer remains unknown. The picture in question shows the Duke of York posing beside his accuser while Maxwell stands behind them. It was reportedly taken in 2001 at Maxwell's home in Belgravia.
If proven fake, it would support Prince Andrew's claims that he does not really remember the photo being taken. He also revealed during his BBC Newsnight interview that he "had no recollection of ever meeting this lady, none whatsoever."
Despite their current demand, Prince Andrew's team is yet to release evidence to prove that it is not genuine.
Was the Photo Faked?
The new move came after British socialite and Prince Andrew's ex-girlfriend, Lady Victoria Hervey, said the infamous photo was faked.
In a report shared by Daily Mail, the 44-year-old daughter of the 6th Marquess of Bristol reportedly identified the set of images that were possibly used to create the forged photo.
She said that the image was taken at Naomi Campbell's birthday party in St. Tropez back in 2001. Lady Victoria also told FEMAIL that she spoke to several victims of Jeffrey Epstein, and they all reportedly said that Giuffre and Maria Farmer - another victim - edited the photo.
Farmer used to be an "artist-in-residence" for Epstein.
"If lines connecting corresponding points in a scene and its reflection do not converge on a common intersection in the image plane, the image may be a fake," American Scientist explained.
Prince Andrew's team could also look for a Certificate of Authenticity which is usually printed with a photo.
For Giuffre's part, she has since explained that she does not know where the original copy of the photograph is. She suspects, though, that it might be in some storage boxes she stored in Sydney, Australia.
