Infamous moment Prince Andrew strolls with paedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein in Central Park recreated for new TV drama
PRINCE Andrew’s infamous Central Park stroll with paedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein is recreated for a TV drama set to heap yet more pressure on the embattled royal.
First snaps from filming A Very Royal Scandal show Hollywood star Michael Sheen as Andrew and John Hopkins as the late financier Epstein.
A source told The Sun: “Producers are thrilled.
“Michael is an extraordinary actor and has brought back to life the extraordinary moment the senior royal went walkabout with a convicted paedo.
“Michael even captures the Prince’s hand movements.”
Andrew visited New York in 2011 shortly after Epstein was released from jail for child sex offences.
Epstein was to die in a cell awaiting a further trial in August 2019.
The park recreation was filmed in Battersea, South West London, for the Amazon three-parter airing this autumn.
The show centres on Andrew’s Newsnight interview with presenter Emily Maitlis in November 2019.
And it will cover the Prince’s close relationship with Epstein and claims he sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre when she was 17.
A source said: “In the drama Andrew thinks he’s above everything and nothing can touch him. But it obviously ends up as a car crash.”
A defamation case brought by Ms Giuffre against Ghislaine Maxwell, jailed for trafficking girls for Epstein, has seen files released by a New York court describing lurid accusations against VIPs including Andrew, who has denied any wrongdoing.