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Another 'Annus Horribilis' for British Royals as Legal Woes Mount

Jamie Dettmer

   The arrest Thursday in the U.S. state of New Hampshire of Ghislaine
   Maxwell, the British socialite and long-time friend of the late
   convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is ringing legal alarm bells
   thousands of miles away in Buckingham Palace, former royal advisers
   say.

   Maxwell, 58, has long been wanted for questioning by the FBI over
   allegations that she supplied underage girls to Epstein and his closest
   friends, including Prince Andrew, reputedly the favorite son of Queen
   Elizabeth.

   Maxwell has publicly denied procuring girls for Epstein and his circle
   of intimates. Andrew, also known as the Duke of York, was forced to
   step down in November from public life over his friendship with Epstein
   amid allegations that he'd had sex with a 17-year-old girl who had been
   arranged for him by Maxwell. The prince has denied the claim.

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