A professional masseuse has claimed that Prince Andrew paid for a naked massage at Buckingham Palace using a cheque drawn from a Palace account. Monique Giannelloni told the Daily Mail that she was invited to the Palace in June 2000, where she gave the then-Duke of York a £75 massage.
Ms Giannelloni said she was let into the Palace without any prior security checks and taken to Andrew's room. She alleged that Andrew emerged from the bathroom completely naked before lying down on the massage chair. She described him as 'very nice and very gentlemanly' throughout the session.
The masseuse provided the newspaper with an invoice showing her fees were settled directly from a Coutts account. The Royal Family has used Coutts, a private bank and wealth manager, for personal banking for over three centuries.
Ms Giannelloni said she was introduced to Andrew through Ghislaine Maxwell, who had previously hired her for a massage at Jeffrey Epstein's New York residence. During that session, Epstein was present and the pair discussed purchasing an island for around £20 million.
The revelation comes as former civil servants have claimed Andrew charged taxpayers for massages and excessive travel costs during his time as UK Trade Envoy. One whistleblower said he was overruled by senior staff after objecting to covering the cost of 'massage services'.
Andrew is currently facing accusations of misconduct in public office, including sharing sensitive information with Epstein. He was arrested on Thursday and released under investigation by Thames Valley Police 11 hours later.
