A woman who was sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein for over a decade has testified that she had dinner with Prince Andrew at his private apartments in Buckingham Palace and attended Princess Beatrice's 18th birthday party at Windsor Castle.
Sarah Kellen gave evidence to the US House Oversight Committee, which is investigating Epstein. She said she also met Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, and Donald Trump, but did not accuse them of wrongdoing. The committee's Republican chair, James Comer, said Kellen spoke about the 'horrific abuse she endured for years' involving Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
In newly released transcripts, Kellen stated: 'I was at Princess Beatrice’s 18th birthday party at Windsor Castle... I sat across the table from Ehud Barak in Israel.' She added that they 'went to Andrew’s private apartment at Buckingham Palace for dinner.' Kellen said she witnessed 'no inappropriate behaviour' from the former duke, who has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
Kellen described being trapped in Epstein's world, saying: 'He groomed me, sexually and psychologically abused me, controlled me, manipulated me, dominated me, and gaslit me until I could no longer tell which thoughts were mine and which were his.' She said she was never contacted by law enforcement until after Epstein's arrest in July 2019.
Prince Andrew faces investigations in the UK for alleged sexual misconduct and passing sensitive government information to Epstein. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson previously expressed sympathies for victims of abuse.
