(ANSA) - NEW YORK, APRIL 11 - Jeffrey Epstein argued that Prince Andrew of England "was an idiot, but useful".
These are the revelations contained in Tina Brown's new book 'The PalacePapers' about the financier who committed suicide in August 2019 in the cell of the Manhattan prison where he was on charges of sexual abuse, exploitation of prostitution and trafficking in minors.
According to the advances released by the Daily Telegraph Brown - founder of the Daily Beast - writes that Epstein "used to fly the Duke of York with him to obscure foreign markets, where governments were obliged to receive him, and the financier called himself her adviser".
"With Andrea introducing him, Epstein could negotiate deals with these often shady individuals," Brown added in the text.
The book also talks about the relationship between Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein, and Brown says that the British socialite's devotion to the financier has its roots in her dysfunctional relationship with her father, media mogul Robert Maxwell.
And then he recounts that when Ghislaine - convicted of child sex trafficking - was 10, she invited a visitor to see her bedroom, where there was "an oddly shaped hairbrush, a belt, a slipper and other tools arranged on the table".
So she would explain to her "this is what dad beats me with, but he always allows me to choose which one I want."
From there, according to the author, "one can better understand how Ghislaine fell under the spell of a man like Epstein".
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