At first glance, the pictures from 2011 that have now emerged appear to be a peaceful situation between a child playing and the then Prince Andrew. But upon closer inspection, one detail becomes apparent.
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The negative headlines surrounding the former Prince Andrew continue. Photos from earlier times are his downfall again and again. For example, the one that shows him with Virginia Roberts Giuffre, whom he says he never knew. The photo has now been confirmed to be real. Other images show Andrew on all fours, bent over a very young woman.
This picture also caused criticism.Image: keystone
The celebrity portal TMZ has now received new pictures showing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Also in the picture: a child playing with a ball. The two roll the ball to each other, Andrew seems relaxed. At first glance you might think that a grandfather is playing with his grandson.
But a closer look reveals that it is not an ordinary ball. The skin-colored ball is printed with a nipple.
The exact background of these images is unclear. According to TMZ, they were taken 15 years ago at Andrew’s then home in Windsor. Andrew is said not to have been alone with the boy. It can also be seen from the pictures that other people are present.
The publication of the images comes just one day after Andrew’s arrest. He was taken into police custody on his 66th birthday while investigators searched his Sandringham home. The accusation is abuse of office: Andrew is said to have passed on confidential information to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as the trade representative at the time.