Activists hung a framed photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of Britain's King Charles, in Paris’ Louvre museum Sunday. The photo showed the former Prince Andrew shortly after his arrest last week for suspicion of misconduct in public office, related to his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Activists with the anti-billionaire group Everyone Hates Elon said they put the photo in the Louvre to send a message that Mountbatten-Windsor should be brought to justice.
Taken by the Reuters news agency, the photo is an unflattering shot of Mountbatten-Windsor in the back of a car, attempting to hide from photographers after leaving a police station on the day of his arrest.
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The photo, which was accompanied by the caption "He's Sweating Now", was on display near the Mona Lisa, which had previously been splashed with soup by environmental activists.
The photo was up for 15 minutes before Louvre staff removed it.
Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in a public office, following allegations that he sent confidential government documents to Epstein while serving as a trade envoy.
British police said on Friday they were contacting former protection officers who worked for Mountbatten-Windsor and were urging anyone with allegations of sex offences connected to Epstein to come forward.
'He's sweating now'
The caption posted under the photo hung in the Louvre referenced to a claim made in court by Virginia Giuffre, who accused Mountbatten-Windsor of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager at properties owed by Epstein or his associates.
She said that Mountbatten-Windsor had sweated on her at a nightclub. Mountbatten-Windsor, who has denied meeting Giuffre, said in a BBC interview that he could not sweat.
He settled a civil lawsuit in 2022 brought in the United States by Giuffre, who died by suicide last year.
Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein and said he regretted his "ill-judged association" with him.
(with Reuters)
