Britain’s Prince Andrew was heckled as a “sick old man” over his links to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein during a procession for the late Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland.
Andrew’s relationship with Epstein cost him his royal patronages and his honorary military roles, including Colonel of the Grenadier Guards.
Virginia Roberts Guiffre accused Andrew of raping her on multiple occasions when she was a teenager.
Although Andrew has denied the allegations, he agreed to give Guiffre a multimillion-dollar settlement.
While Andrew was walking in the procession as his mother Queen Elizabeth’s coffin was carried through Edinburgh, a heckler shouted: “Andrew, you’re a sick old man.”
However, onlookers in the crowd were not pleased and got physical with the heckler before police can be seen dragging him away.
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A heckler was pushed to the ground during the procession of Queen Elizabeth's coffin through Scotland, after he called Prince Andrew a "sick old man." Prince Andrew has been accused of sexually abusing a woman several times when she was 17. He has denied the allegations. pic.twitter.com/SiayfzXlYO
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 12, 2022
“Powerful men should not be allowed to commit sexual crimes and get away with it,” the young heckler, identified as Rory, said later.
Spoke to the protestor who was arrested on the Royal Mile today for shouting abuse at Prince Andrew during the Queen’s procession – his name is Rory, here’s what he had to say: pic.twitter.com/8GTwnVGLF7
— Joseph Anderson (@janderson_news) September 12, 2022
Guiffre claimed that when she was 17, Andrew raped he on three separate occasions, twice in the United States and once in the United Kingdom.
She alleged that she was trafficked to Andrew for sex by Epstein and his convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
“I am holding Prince Andrew accountable for what he did to me,” Guiffre said earlier.
“The powerful and rich are not exempt from being held responsible for their actions.
“I hope that other victims will see that it is possible not to live in silence and fear, but to reclaim one’s life by speaking out and demanding justice.
“I did not come to this decision lightly.
“As a mother and a wife, my family comes first — and I know that this action will subject me to further attacks by Prince Andrew and his surrogates — but I knew if I did not pursue this action, I would be letting them and victims everywhere down.”
“I can absolutely categorically tell you it never happened,” Prince Andrew said earlier.
“I have no recollection of ever meeting this lady, none whatsoever.”
Prince Andrew heckled as the Queen’s coffin passes pic.twitter.com/85m9jUgszF
— Christopher Marshall (@chrismarshll) September 12, 2022
