Fake Prince Andrew Photo

[Gingerbaker]

Could it be true that the photo of Prince Andrew with the young lady (forget her name) could be fake. Since I heard about it I studied the photo and his left hand around her waist looks a bit iffy in terms of indenting and creasing. What do you think?

[Mozz71]

Well, in that case Epstein and Maxwell won't be ending up in jail (or at the end of a rope).

She is a trafficking survivor and deserves all she gets. The only sadness I have is this became public while the Queen was still alive. She deserved better than to have to go round clearing up after Andrew.

[naomi24]

She wasn't the only one but I stick to my opinion of her. They deserved all they got.

[poorclare]

That is what parents do for their children, we all help
are children no matter what they do, believe it or not
it is Human nature.

[Mozz71]

I know Clare, but my point is she shouldn't have had to. I reckon had it happened after Charles ascended to the thrown Andy would've been left high and dry.

[andy-hughes]

An endorsement from a convicted sex offender is not something even Prince Andrew needs.

[ToraToraTora]

When did Charles throw the throne Mozz? Sorry couldn't resist!

[Mozz71]

Lol I never even noticed that Tora. Another throw away line!

[zebo]

A good friend who is very hot on photography has said since it was first published that it was a fake, he actually copied it and then put lots of different people into it. Prince Andrew's defence never challenged it because he would have had to give evidence, there are so many people who have used the photo to make a lot of money.

[zebo]

//Where were the girls parents in all this ???//

I seem to recall reading that her father thought that P A should pay him compensation, the irony of not knowing/caring where your 14 year old slept was lost on him.

[davebro]

// the irony of not knowing/caring where your 14 year old slept was lost on him.//

Not being a family man myself but guessing that many responsible and caring parents have difficulties with their teenage sons and daughters?

[naomi24]

She was 17, not 14.

[douglas9401]

Forensic photographic analysis comes in slightly cheaper than £12m.

Move along now.

[andy-hughes]

zebo - // A good friend who is very hot on photography has said since it was first published that it was a fake, he actually copied it and then put lots of different people into it. Prince Andrew's defence never challenged it because he would have had to give evidence, there are so many people who have used the photo to make a lot of money. //

Since denial of the meeting of the two parties, which PA claimed, would have gone all the way to her case being dismissed, it would have been in his defence's interest to prove fakery, and if it could be proven, they would have done it.

They would have had the best most reputable photography bods lined up in court with irrefutable truth that the shot was a fake.

The fact that they did not suggests that proof was not available.

[237SJ]

I know someone who claimed in court that a photo was faked but without the metadata from the photo, he couldn't prove it. Prince Andrews lawyers wouldn`t have had the metadata either.

[youngmafbog]

///Not being a family man myself but guessing that many responsible and caring parents have difficulties with their teenage sons and daughters?//

Yes, I was unfortunately the parent of a 'Wild Child', out walking the street after parties dressed as a schoolgirl. That sort of thing. And no she wasnt allowed out like that, she climbed out of the window.

But surely this was a bit more, she would have been away for days so I would certainly have asked questions about that, even at 17.

[ToraToraTora]

More conspiracy theory cobras of course it's not a fake or they'd have blown the case out of the water with it. Metadata is nothing to do with the photo being fake or not. All you have to do is look at the bit patterns to see if it's been photo shopped etc. There's a 100 fake photo detector apps that would show it up in seconds. As AH says, do you not think his legal team would have employed experts?

[Gromit]

If it was a photo of a photo, then the original’s metadata will be lost. The metadata is worthless anyway, doesn’t prove anything either way.
No one has ever offered any proof that it is faked, so we can assume it is genuine. Andrew originally claimed he had never met her, then changed his story when the photo was made public.

[ToraToraTora]

The picture would not matter if he hadn't denied meeting her. just one of several porkies that he dug his grave with. Idiot!

[ZebuSanctuary]

// if he'd come clean//

This would have been a disastrous tactic for Prince Andrew to pursue.

//we were both willing, neither of us was underage//

Remember they were to hook up in London. Therefore under English law, PA would have committed a very serious sex crime.

[ZebuSanctuary]

// She was not dragged into this, she willing participated.//

She was a young runaway girl. Impressionable and lured by $$$.

Look around you. We have 17 year olds in Britain willing to risk decades of losing their liberty for a bit of bling.

Do not under estimate the power of 'grooming'. Coupled with the promises of riches and other trappings, then consequently you have exploitation of a young person on a major scale.

Worse still, it leads a way for people to become a voice of influence in circles we'd rather not have them!