The well-known photograph showing the Duke of York next to Virginia Giuffre is reportedly genuine, according to evidence obtained by the Mail on Sunday.
Said to be taken inside the Mayfair home of disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of sex trafficking, the picture shows Andrew with his arm around Ms Giuffre. Both Andrew and Maxwell have cast doubt on the authenticity of the photo. However, the Mail on Sunday says it can prove the picture was an ordinary printed photograph developed at a one-hour photo lab.
It said that on the back of the original photograph is a date stamp proving it was developed on March 13 2001 – three days after it is alleged Ms Giuffre, formerly known as Virginia Roberts, met Andrew. The picture was developed at a branch of Walgreens, a major US pharmacy chain, the newspaper said.
