Pizza Express Held Inquiry After Former Prince Andrew's Visit Claims
Pizza Express said records and former staff produced no evidence of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s claimed visit, while also finding nothing to disprove it.
- Pizza Express conducted an internal inquiry into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's 2019 alibi regarding a March 10, 2001, visit to its Woking branch, ultimately finding no evidence supporting his claim.
- Mountbatten-Windsor offered the claim during a 2019 BBC Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis to counter allegations from Virginia Giuffre, who alleged he assaulted her in London that same day.
- Executives examined records and contacted former staff from the Woking location but could not substantiate the visit, concluding there was no evidence he had visited—or that he had not.
- The BBC requested information from the Metropolitan Police on whether royal protection officers accompanied the former prince 25 years ago, but the force refused to comment, citing national security.
- Renewed attention stems from the release of the Epstein files and Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office, prompting BBC Newsnight to revisit his 2019 claims.
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Prince Andrew: 'No evidence' of Pizza Express visit
Investigations by the BBC and Pizza Express have found “no evidence” that Prince Andrew visited the chain’s Woking branch. In his notorious 2019 BBC interview, Andrew claimed he couldn’t have had sex with Epstein victim, Virginia Giuffre, on 10 March 2001, as she alleged, as he had been at Pizza Express. By contrast, witness Shukri Walker was prepared to give sworn evidence that she saw Giuffre with the then-prince in a London nightclub. Andrew …
Andrew Said He Was at Pizza Express During Epstein Accuser's Claim; Internal Probe Found No Evidence He Was There
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's long-standing claim that he was at a Pizza Express restaurant in Woking on the day Virginia Giuffre alleged they had sex could not be verified after the restaurant chain conducted an internal inquiry. It was reported that Pizza Express examined whether there was evidence the former prince had visited its Surrey branch on 10 March 2001, the date at the centre of Giuffre's allegations. After reviewing available records…
The restaurant searched records to check Andrew's alibi for the night of the alleged attack on Virginia Giuffre.
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