The images were made public by the US Department of Justice as part of a massive document release connected to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The disclosure included roughly three million pages of records and photographs linked to the disgraced financier.
Among the materials are photos showing the former Duke of York wearing a white polo shirt and jeans while leaning over a woman lying on the floor. The woman’s face has been redacted, and Andrew appears to be touching her stomach in the image.
Although Andrew’s name appears several times throughout the documents, that alone does not indicate any criminal wrongdoing.
An unusual explanation from a former girlfriend
Now Lady Victoria Hervey, who briefly dated Andrew in 1999 following his divorce from Sarah Ferguson, has put forward her own theory about what the photograph might show.
Speaking on Dan Wootton’s Outspoken podcast, she suggested the image could have been taken during a CPR training session.
The host challenged her stance, asking: “Even after the publication of pages of the Epstein files, you are still saying that you don’t believe Virginia Giuffre and Andrew even had consensual sex. You still believe that photo is a fake?”
Hervey replied firmly: “Absolutely.”
Wootton then referred to the image and asked: “What’s going on here then?”
Hervey responded by referencing the presenter’s own past experience with public accusations. In 2023, Wootton faced claims that he had tricked a colleague into sending intimate photos. The Metropolitan Police investigated but ultimately made no arrests and closed the case.
“You were falsely accused and you jump the gun on this, you just went there for clicks,” Hervey argued.
She continued: “I messaged Leah, who’s Ghislaine [Maxwell]’s lawyer. It was an EMT course. Ghislaine is a trained emergency medical technician.”
When Wootton asked directly if she believed Andrew was performing CPR in the photograph, Hervey said: “Yeah, it’s part of the course.
“The girl was an assistant of Jeffrey’s and she was overage as well.”
Earlier controversial remarks about the Epstein files
Hervey has previously drawn criticism for comments about people appearing in the Epstein documents.
Speaking on LBC, she once suggested that anyone not mentioned in the files might be considered unimportant.