Prince Andrew is set to face fresh scrutiny as a forthcoming memoir threatens to expose alleged new links between the disgraced royal and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The book, written by masseuse Monique Giannelloni, devotes an entire chapter to her recollections of Andrew, Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Giannelloni, 60, claims the Duke of York booked her for a massage at Buckingham Palace in 2000.
She also alleges that Maxwell attempted to groom her to attend what she now believes were Epstein’s sex parties.
Prince Andrew is set to face fresh scrutiny as a forthcoming memoir threatens to expose alleged new links between the disgraced royal and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
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She told MailOnline: “Andrew should never have been in contact with these people.”
The masseuse claims she was able to enter Buckingham Palace with “minimal vetting” for the appointment and was then shocked by Prince Andrew’s behaviour during their session at the Palace.
Elsewhere in the bombshell book, Giannelloni reveals that Maxwell suggested she join her and Epstein for a “lavish VIP party on a boat” that summer.
Jeffrey Epstein died in his New York prison cell in 2019Getty ImagesMaxwell reportedly told her: “What happens on the boat stays on the boat.”
The masseuse declined the invitation, suspecting she would be expected to perform sex acts.
She says Maxwell repeated the invitation several times.
Giannelloni said: “I have a lot of questions and a significant one is: was Ghislaine trying to involve me and Andrew in her sordid lifestyle?”
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She kept the £75 cheque from the Palace session as proof of their meeting.
Maxwell, 62, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in June 2022 after being found guilty of helping Epstein sexually abuse young girls.
Epstein killed himself in 2019 in a Manhattan jail cell, five weeks after being charged with sex trafficking.
“Andrew’s reputation has been sullied by his friendships with those two people,” Giannelloni said.
Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein photographed together in 2000GettyThe mother-of-two now lives in Provence, France, where she runs a restaurant.
In her memoir, she writes: “I, the unassuming massage therapist, would find myself a silent witness to a story that would captivate and repulse the world in equal measure.”
Andrew strongly denies any wrongdoing surrounding Epstein.
GB News has approached the Duke of York for a comment.