Princess Eugenie trolled for Father’s Day post to Prince Andrew

Princess Eugenie has come under fire after sharing a throwback picture of Prince Andrew on Father’s Day.

The royal, 30, took to Instagram on Sunday to pay tribute to the Duke of York, 60, by sharing a childhood picture, which showed her father with Beatrice as a toddler.

She wrote: ‘Happy Father’s Day to my father and father-in-law and to all fathers celebrating today and everyday’.

And while the picture racked up 45,000 likes and hundreds of positive comments, some followers urged Eugenie to persuade Andrew to cooperate with authorities following the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. 

Dozens of accounts mentioned the name of alleged victim Virginia Roberts, with one writing: ‘Courage to wish your father .. but aren’t you angry with him for what he did?’.

Another pleaded: ‘Please urge your Father to cooperate – those girls deserve justice, and as much as you may love your father it doesn’t excuse his deplorable, disgusting and selfish behavior’.

Elsewhere one wrote: ‘The comments praising and defending this man are terrible and horrific. Shame on all of you.’

But others sent messages of support, with many writing: ‘Lovely photo of father and daughter’.

And while the picture racked up 45,000 likes and hundreds of positive comments, some followers urged Eugenie to persuade Andrew to cooperate with authorities following the Jeffrey Epstein scandal (both seen in May 2018)

One fan pleaded: ‘Please urge your Father to cooperate – those girls deserve justice, and as much as you may love your father it doesn’t excuse his deplorable, disgusting and selfish behavior’

Andrew has come under increasing fire after US authorities wrote to the Home Office earlier this month to ask formally to interview him about his relationship with Epstein.

In a sensational rebuttal, the Duke accused US prosecutors of breaking confidentiality rules and issuing ‘complete lies’ and refused to co-operate with them further until they extended an ‘olive branch’.

A source close the Duke has since laid bare Andrew’s alleged attempts to co-operate and help the investigation into Epstein. 

Earlier this week, Virginia Roberts Giuffre branded Prince Andrew a ‘toad’ after the disgraced royal finally admitted that his failure to express sympathy on his car crash Newsnight interview was a ‘source of regret’.

Dozens of accounts mentioned the name of alleged victim Virginia Roberts, with one writing: ‘Courage to wish your father .. but aren’t you angry with him for what he did?’

Elsewhere one wrote: ‘The comments praising and defending this man are terrible and horrific. Shame on all of you.’

A photo that shows Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Prince Andrew and Maxwell in Ghislaine’s apartment taken in 2001 has been widely circulated – even though the royal denies meeting her

Sharing her frustration, the victim of paedophile Jeffrey Epstein said: ‘Oh the gull of this toad – he regrets the BBC interview but not his ‘friendship’ with Epstein because it gave him ‘great contacts’ and much more’.

In the devastating interview aired in November last year the Queen’s favourite son failed to express any sympathy for Epstein’s victims, who were trafficked from as young as 14 years old.

Roberts is one of several women who have accused billionaire Epstein of sexual abuse when they were underage, and has spoken publicly about being his ‘sex slave.’

She has also claimed she had sex with Prince Andrew at the behest of his friend Epstein three times: once at Epstein’s New York apartment, once in the Caribbean, and once at the London home of Ghislane Maxwell, the American financier’s alleged madam, in March 2001.

Prince Andrew has denied all allegations against him. 

Speaking about her first alleged encounter with Prince Andrew in London, Roberts said she was taken to Tramp Nightclub where she recalls dancing with the ‘sweating’ prince when she was 17. 

A photo that shows Giuffre, Prince Andrew and Maxwell in Ghislaine’s apartment taken in 2001 has been widely circulated.

Prince Andrew has strenuously denied all of Roberts’ allegations and said he doesn’t even remember meeting her.

Earlier this week, Virginia Roberts Giuffre branded Prince Andrew a ‘toad’ after the disgraced royal finally admitted that his failure to express sympathy on his car crash Newsnight (seen) interview was a ‘source of regret’