王子发 和爱泼斯坦什么关系？安德鲁王子发声明了

在爱泼斯坦神秘死亡之后，安德鲁王子的私生活传闻也被曝光。

英国安德鲁王子本站因与美国亿万富豪杰弗里·爱泼斯坦的性丑闻案有关联而陷入困境。

在一系列怀疑和猜测中，最臭名昭著的实锤就是这张合影。

Andrew was notoriously photographed with his arm around Epstein’s alleged “sex slave” Virginia Roberts, now Virginia Giuffre, when she was 17.

在这张合影中安德鲁王子搂着爱泼斯坦的“性奴”Virginia Roberts，她当时只有17岁。现在Virginia Roberts改名字叫 Virginia Giuffre。

But he has denied sleeping with her and declared himself “appalled” by reports of his former friend’s “alleged crimes”.

但是安德鲁王子否认和她发生了性关系，并说得知自己朋友爱泼斯坦所犯的罪行后很“震惊。”

Via The Sun 

他到底和爱泼斯坦什么关系？安德鲁王子发声明了。

安德鲁在声明中说：“自从爱泼斯坦先生自杀以来，很明显媒体对他的生活有多番的猜测。对于我以前与爱泼斯坦的关系或友谊，尤其如此。因此，我迫切渴望澄清事实，以避免进一步猜测。”

"I met Mr Epstein in 1999. During the time I knew him, I saw him infrequently and probably no more than only once or twice a year. I have stayed in a number of his residences.

“我在1999年遇见了爱泼斯坦先生。在我认识他的那段时间里，我们见面并不是很频繁，大概每年一到两次。我曾经他的一些住所里留宿过。”

"At no stage during the limited time I spent with him did I see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to his arrest and conviction."

“在我与他一起度过的有限时间内，我没有看到，见证或怀疑任何之后导致他被捕和定罪的行为。”

Via Daily Mail 

他在声明中还说他对那些受害者深表同情。

"His suicide has left many unanswered questions and I acknowledge and sympathise with everyone who has been affected and wants some form of closure."

“他的自杀留下了许多悬而未决的问题，我同情所有受到爱泼斯坦影响的人，理解他们希望以某种形式了结此事的心情。”

Via BBC 

对于这个声明媒体是这样解读的：

先是甩锅给媒体？

Seeks to blame Press reports whereas, far from being mere 'speculation', his close links with Epstein are a matter of fact and well documented in many photos and court documents.

想要甩锅给媒体也没有那么容易，媒体这么说不仅仅是“猜测”，他与爱泼斯坦的亲密关系是实锤，并在许多照片和法庭文件中记录在案。

Via Daily Mail 

混淆和爱泼斯坦的关系？

Why does the Palace say either an 'association' or a 'friendship'? There is a distinct difference. Is he trying to distance himself from the Epstein scandal by using the word 'association'? Other confidants of the pair have described them as having a close friendship, with Epstein himself referring to the prince as 'Andy'.

为什么王室在“交往”或者是“友谊”这两词中做选择？这两个词有一个明显的区别。他是否试图通过使用“交往”这个词来拉开与爱泼斯坦丑闻之间的距离？一些他们共同的密友曾经说，爱泼斯坦自己称王子为“安迪”。

Via Daily Mail 

为何迟迟发声？

Though supposedly 'eager' to set the record  straight, this statement was issued two weeks after Epstein's death – and provides little new insight.

虽然安德鲁王子称“渴望”以正视听，但这一声明是在爱泼斯坦去世两周后发布的，并且几乎没有提供新的解释。

Via Daily Mail 

为何知道爱泼斯坦的罪行还要保持联系？

What is more difficult for him is the fact that he continued to meet Epstein and go to his private homes after Epstein was released from prison.

对他说更难解释的是，在爱泼斯坦被释放后，他为何继续与爱泼斯坦会面并前往他的私人住宅。

Via BBC 

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资料/图：BBC， Daily Mail, The Sun