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The Lownie Report: Was Sophie Wessex Targeted by Epstein and New Questions about Eugenie's Charity The updated paperback of 'Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York' comes out 21st May and is currently half price on Amazon! Pre-order here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Entitled-Mountbatten-Windsor-Fergusons-bestselling-devastating/dp/0008775494/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0 Join Andrew Lownie on Substack here - https://substack.com/@andrewlownie Today’s Lownie Report Podcast includes an exclusive look at the paperback edition of ‘Entitled’, as well as a discussion about some of the latest news regarding how Sophie Wessex met Epstein back in 1996 and the reporting this week that the Charity Commission is taking a closer look at Princess Eugenie’s Anti-Slavery Collective, which appears to have raised a lot more money that it has actually spent on the cause for which it was founded. I also look at the increasing concerns about the national security angle of the Epstein story which takes in efforts by both Russia and China to target the Yorks, who were the perfect useful idiots for the regimes. As I mention, there are worrying authoritarian tendencies emerging in the UK, which has grown more corrupt in recent years and which has an approach to secrecy that seems more akin to countries much less democratic than Britain. We discuss Sarah Ferguson’s numerous and opaque finances and what the paperback reveals about the unexplained crossover between her profit making ventures like her company Ginger and Moss and her charity drives like ‘Brew for the Crew’ and a £50k loan to her company from an unknown source. We also cover the extraordinary lengths that the diplomatic service went to to avoid Andrew’s visits and the safe full of complaints in the Foreign Office about his behaviour, and how diplomats simply gave up complaining when it became abundantly clear that the Queen’s protection meant Andrew was untouchable. Finally I look at the strange circumstances around Jeffrey Epstein’s death which I cover in ‘Entitled’ and what his brother Mark Epstein told me about his doubts surrounding his brother's ‘suicide’. 00:00:00 Intro: Andrew's Epstein links & updated edition of Entitled 00:00:24 Sophie Wessex met Epstein in 1996: what we know 00:01:06 Was Epstein targeting other royals to get to the Queen? 00:01:38 Princess Eugenie's Anti-Slavery Collective under Charity Commission investigation 00:02:51 Andrew & Fergie's companies struck off — tidying up or something more? 00:03:46 Documents being destroyed since December: signs of law enforcement preparation? 00:03:51 Gordon Brown's intervention: significance and limitations 00:04:46 Andrew's Russian links & the 2011 trafficking allegations 00:06:23 The US House Oversight Committee: what Congress knows that we don't 00:06:52 Victims testifying, subpoenas, and the wall of silence around Thirsk & Stern 00:10:00 Euromore: the £1M advance, 40% of profits, and the Cantor Fitzgerald deal 00:11:47 Who is David Stern — and why has he stayed off the radar? 00:13:32 Is Stern connected to Israeli intelligence? Who was really behind Epstein? 00:14:05 Tim Shipman's warning: the potential military dimension of the Epstein files 00:15:09 Andrew as a "useful idiot" for Russian intelligence 00:16:20 National security used to block even routine FOI requests 00:17:43 D-notices, super-injunctions & the growing culture of royal secrecy 00:19:00 Britain's corruption problem: Farage, Mandelson and the bigger picture 00:21:07 Epstein's death: the evidence against suicide 00:23:48 The mysterious suicide note — and why it doesn't add up 00:24:16 Sarah Ferguson's Brew for the Crew, Ginger & Moss, and Gate Ventures 00:26:23 The Siman Turk case: could fresh disclosures be coming? 00:27:40 Andrew as trade envoy: the passport scandals 00:28:00 The ambassador instructed to write a bid designed to fail 00:30:26 The diplomatic service knew Andrew was a liability — and did nothing 00:32:03 How does this story end? Accountability, transparency & the new reign https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awngsoDR5UU