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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Jeremy VinePresenter Jeremy Vine has suggested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could be an American jail within five years over his links to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.His remarks come after the former prince was completely stripped of his royal status on Thursday and kicked out his home, Royal Lodge.It means he will effectively live as a private citizen.He denies all accusations of wrongdoing.It comes after the publication of Epstein’s self-described “sex slave” Virginia Giuffre’s post-humous memoirs earlier this month.The book restated her previous claims that Andrew had sex with her on three separate occasions when she was a teenager.Reports from the Mail on Sunday also suggested Andrew had remained in contact with Epstein for longer than he had once claimed – including for months after the disgraced financier spent time behind bars for soliciting prostitution from a minor.Speaking on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, presenter Vine said: “I wonder whether the Americans will now think, OK, we can go for him.“I would reckon in the next five years, he’ll be in an American jail.“I think they’ll start some extradition proceedings on him – because now he has no protection.“So they look at everyone who is involved in this – Ghislaine Maxwell is in jail, Epstein is dead – you go through the list, and Andrew has had this royal protection which is now gone.“That must be a signal to the FBI and others that they can now look into him properly.”Ghislaine Maxwell was once Epstein’s closest associate. She is now a convicted sex offender serving a 20-year sentence.Sat on the panel besides Vine was royal author Valentine Low called it an “apocalyptic scenario” which cannot be ruled out.“Who will protect him?” He said, while noting: “There are an awful lot of high profile American figures who have not been investigated with the same assiduousness that Andrew has been looked at.”But he speculated that scenario of possible prison time for Andrew “probably hasn’t even occurred” to the Palace.“They are sincerely hoping all of this will go away,” he added.Vine also compared the former prince to “asbestos.He said: “He’s like asbestos, and with asbestos, you have to sometimes live within it in place because moving it is too dangerous.”His remarks come after defence secretary John Healey confirmed the government were working with the Palace to remove Andrew’s last military title, Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy.Related...Is It Finally All Over? Everything You Need To Know About Andrew s Fall From Grace – And What s NextEpstein Survivor s Family Declares Victory After Prince Andrew Is Stripped Of Royal TitlePrince Andrew To Lose Prince Title, Buckingham Palace Says

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