In her October 2022 interview with Daphne Barak, Ghislaine Maxwell opened up about Prince Andrew’s fall from grace after his associations with her and Jeffrey Epstein came to light. Maxwell called the prince her “dear friend,” according to The U.S. Sun, and said, “I feel so bad for him. I follow what is happening to him.” Things came to a head when a photo surfaced of Andrew with Virginia Giuffre (née Roberts). In the background, Maxwell was smiling and leaning against a doorframe, according to the Daily Mail.

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“I accept that this friendship could not survive my conviction,” Maxwell went on. “[Andrew] is paying such a price for the association. I consider him a dear friend. I care about him.” Andrew’s lawyers denied any close friendship with Maxwell, according to the BBC. Yet there is one thing that both Prince Andrew and Maxwell agree on, according to the Daily Mail; they both claim the photograph of Andrew with Giuffre is fake.