Virginia Roberts brands ‘insidious’ Prince Andrew a ‘toad’

Virginia Roberts has 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’. 

Venting 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.

‘Look into the house he sold to a wealthy arms dealer, not at the asking price but added on a few extra 100’s of 1000’s. 

‘Seems his fat-fingers were in a lot of pies. This man is not a prince but a facet of insidiousness who has proven to get away with it all.’

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. 

He also demanded an ‘olive branch’ from US authorities this week before he assists them with the investigation, in a move that is likely to draw further anger. 

The US attorney leading the investigation, Geoffrey Berman, has slammed Andrew for ‘falsely portraying himself as eager and willing to co-operate’.  

Virginia Roberts slammed him on social media for saying he regrets the BBC Newsnight interview. He failed to express sympathy with the victims during the interview

Virginia Roberts, pictured following a hearing in New York last year, has accused Prince Andrew of having sex with her. She is also pictured with him in 2001

Ms Roberts, who claims she was forced to have sex with the Prince, posted the message after a palace source revealed his failure to express sympathy was a ‘source of regret’.

They told the Sunday Times: ‘I don’t think he regrets the intention behind the interview, which was to clear the air for his family, the royal family and the institution.

‘But the fact he was unable to appropriately or sufficiently convey his sympathy for the victims of Epstein, is of course a source of regret.’

Ms Roberts was pictured with the Prince in March 2001 at the home of Ghislaine Maxwell in Kinnerton Street, Belgravia, London.

Sources close to Prince Andrew have told the Mail on Sunday that he will not co-operate with the investigation unless US prosecutors ‘rebuild trust’ in the legal process.

In a furious salvo a source close to the Duke of York said: ‘Until there’s an olive branch from the Department of Justice [DoJ] and an attempt to establish trust, we can’t deal with them.

Sources close to Prince Andrew have said he will not co-operate with the case unless the US team works to ‘rebuild trust’. They accused it of too many leaks

Prince Andrew expressed no sympathy for Epstein’s (pictured) victims. His decision to demand an ‘olive branch’ from the US is likely to infuriate them further

‘The DoJ has been painting an entirely inaccurate picture and this third time was enough. Three strikes and you’re out. There have been three provable breaches in the DoJ’s own rules [in talking about cases] while the Duke has played a straight bat out of respect for the rules and the process.

‘There is no way the Duke’s lawyers can recommend an engagement with the DoJ when they’re breaking the rules. They need to do something to start rebuilding trust.’

The US asked Prince Andrew to assist their investigation in April, and would usually receive a response within 30 days.

But he has so far failed to come forward for the interview.

A source told the Sunday Times: ‘Andew’s team have to find an appropriate way for him to share his experiences and just get it done, rather than pick fights with the feds.

‘Even if down the line, all the criminal and civil cases are over and Andrew is completely exonerated, the stain will always be there, with the suspicion he was party to what went on.’

The Duke has previously claimed he offered his help for the investigation, only to be ‘turned down’.

Commentators believe the Duke’s performance in last year’s disastrous Newsnight interview has made him cautious about giving a face-to-face interview.

Prince Andrew is pictured above during his car crash newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis

Prince Andrew (pictured in November) denies all allegations against him. He stepped back from public royal life six months after the Newsnight interview

US attorney Renato Mariotti, who was a state prosecutor for ten years, said: ‘What the federal prosecutors would expect is that they would be able to question Prince Andrew themselves, without giving any questions in advance and have the opportunity for follow-up.

‘A written statement, which is what Prince Andrew seems to be offering, would not be sufficient. He wants to be able to say publicly he is co-operating without giving the federal authorities what they want. The DoJ have called Prince Andrew a liar and that is very unusual. The language was very pointed and blunt, which again is unusual.

‘I think they want to pressure him to either work out a deal or go into court and plead the Fifth [Amendment]. This is fraught with huge diplomatic issues and it goes beyond Prince Andrew. One would think the UK and US governments would discuss this and work out a solution.’

Prince Andrew has denied all allegations against him.