Camilla delivers ‘thinly-veiled’ blast at Epstein and Andrew as she wears ‘shame’ badge and stands with survivors
CAMILLA delivered a “thinly veiled” reference to Jeffrey Epstein and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as she blasted those who “heap abuse on others without thought of consequence” in a speech to women at St James’s Palace.
The Queen, 78, wore a badge given by French rape survivor Gisele Pelicot that read ‘Shame Must Change Sides’ as she spoke at the Women of the World (WOW) bash marking International Women’s Day.
Guests included Helen Mirren, Hannah Waddingham, Cherie Blair and Penny Lancaster.
Camilla blasted those who “heap abuse on others without thought of consequence.”
And promised “every survivor of every kind of violence” including those who have not been believed that “we stand with you and alongside you, today and every day, in solidarity, sorrow and sympathy”
The Royal Family has been engulfed in the worsening Epstein scandal after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested last month following revelations in millions of released files.
Asked if the address was a ‘thinly veiled’ reference to the Epstein scandal, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said: “I think Her Majesty’s speech speaks for itself.”
In her address, also marking 15 years of WoW, she said: “To every survivor of every kind of violence, many of whom have not been able to tell their stories or who have not been believed, please know that you are not alone
“We stand with you and alongside you, today and every day, in solidarity, sorrow and sympathy.
“Every woman has a story. And these stories must be told.
“Because when we live in a culture of silence, we empower violence against women and girls.”
In a strongly worded speech the Queen also said: “And we cannot be surprised by physical cruelty if, in digital forums, we turn a blind eye to those who heap abuse on others without thought of consequence.”
She added: “Every woman has a story. And so, too, does every man. Let us join together to, in Gisèle Pelicot’s words, bring about ‘a collective awakening’.
“It’s about education, respect and kindness towards others. It’s that simple”.
Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre killed herself last April several years after receiving a multi-million-pound out of court settlement.
She had accused the King’s brother of having sex with him when she was trafficked to London, New York and Epstein’s private island Little St James.
Last October after stripping Andy of his titles and kicking him out of Royal Lodge, a spokesman said: “Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.”
Almost a third of women in England and Wales have endured domestic abuse, one in four have been raped or sexually assaulted and over 70 per cent of women in the UK say that they have been harassed in public.
Last year it was revealed Camilla fought off a pervert who tried to grope her on a train by whacking him in the privates with her shoe.
The future Queen was approached by a sleazebag who sat down next to her on a train to Paddington when she was a teenager in the 1960s.
Writing in his book ‘Power and the Palace: The Inside Story of the Monarchy and 10 Downing Street’, author Valentine Low wrote she took off her heel and walloped him in the nether regions.
