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\"It is emphatically denied that the Duke of York had any form of sexual contact or relationship with [Giuffre],\" a statement from Buckingham Palace said in early 2015. Shortly thereafter, during a speech at the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Prince Andrew obliquely addressed the controversy personally for the first time, saying only that he wished to \"reiterate and reaffirm the statements which have already been made on my behalf by Buckingham Palace.\"

While there would seem to be no way to reliably contest the prince's claim that he doesn't remember meeting Giuffre, there is the 2001 photograph showing the him with his arm around her waist.

Flight records of Epstein's plane, which surfaced in other Epstein litigation, showed that Giuffre had traveled overseas with Epstein and Maxwell in March 2001, including making a stop in London.

And, there are recently unsealed excerpts from 2016 deposition testimony from another Florida woman, Johanna Sjoberg, who said that she flew to New York with Giuffre in April 2001, from Palm Beach on Epstein's plane -- flight records support this -- and attended a gathering at Epstein’s New York mansion where Prince Andrew was in attendance.

Sjoberg, who was not underage, testified under oath in a pretrial deposition in the defamation case against Maxwell, that, in the presence of others including Maxwell, she sat on Prince Andrew's lap, with Giuffre beside her on a couch or chair. Sjoberg said Prince Andrew touched her breast and also used a puppet provided by Maxwell to touch Giuffre. Sjoberg also said, in response to questions in the deposition, that it appeared to her that this all happened in a joking manner.

The deposition excerpt that has been made public cuts off at that point, so there is no way to know what she said in the deposition as to what happened next.

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PHOTO: In this Aug. 4, 2017, file photo, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, attend an athletic event in London.
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After Giuffre first filed her claims in 2014, her attorneys wrote to the prince, seeking to question him about his relationship with Epstein, to no avail. After Epstein's death earlier this year, Brad Edwards and David Boies, her attorneys, renewed their request in another letter, asking Prince Andrew to respond to their questions \"in a dignified manner and appropriate setting that would, we believe, clarify the record for everyone's benefit, including your own.\" It's unknown whether the prince responded to the latest letter.

On July 6, Epstein was arrested by federal authorities at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey just as his private jet landed upon his return from France. He was charged in a two-count indictment with child sex trafficking and conspiracy for alleged crimes occurring in New York and Florida between 2002 and 2005. The charges did not relate directly to Giuffre's allegations. Epstein was denied bail and subsequently died in August, apparently by suicide.

Under renewed pressure to explain the prince's association with Epstein, Buckingham Palace issued a statement Aug. 19, saying that the Duke of York \"has been appalled by the recent reports of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged crimes. His Royal Highness deplores the exploitation of any human being and the suggestion he would condone, participate in or encourage any such behaviour is abhorrent.”

Five days later, the Prince himself issued a statement acknowledging that it was a \"mistake and an error\" to associate with Epstein after his release from jail, but again denied any knowledge of Epstein's crimes.

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PHOTO: Sarah Ransome and Virginia Roberts Giuffre along with other victims who have accused Jeffrey Epstein with sexual abuse, appeared in Manhattan Federal Court. New York, NY August 27, 2019.
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\"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,\" the statement said.

Outside the final court hearing in Epstein's criminal case on Aug. 28, Giuffre vowed to continue to demand answers from the prince and from Maxwell and others she claims aided Epstein in facilitating or participating in her alleged abuse.

\"I will never be silenced until these people are brought to justice,\" Giuffre said.

As for the prince's denials, she said, \"He knows exactly what he's done, and I hope he comes clean about it.\"

Reached for comment by ABC News, Edwards, one of Giuffre's attorneys, said he was reserving comment until after the BBC broadcast, other than to say that their \"long-standing invitation\" for the prince to provide answers to their questions remains open.

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