Buckingham Palace's greatest fear came true when the FBI arrested Prince Andrew's former friend Jeffrey Epstein a convicted felon with secret-service connections on charges of under-age sex trafficking. Just before the marriage of Kate and Wills, a snapshot of Andrew with his arm around the naked midriff of Epstein s most implacable and articulate victim had surfaced. Despite sending stringent defamation warnings, the palace proved powerless to contain the threat to the monarchy. This book investigates the story of the key players, allegations and counter-allegations in this unique, high-stakes royal drama. It provides a gripping and uncommon insight into the secret privileges enjoyed by billionaires, global power brokers and royalty. Transcending the life of one man, the story characterises a whole institution and its preciptious loss of trust.
