Prince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson has slammed reports that he had sexual relations with an underage girl as 'salacious lies' and defended him as a 'humongously good man'. In a passionate rebuttal on the Today show on Tuesday, the Duchess of York said that she was standing by 'my best friend and my best ex-husband ever' amid the allegations. Prince Andrew has come under fire over his friendship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who has been accused in court documents of supplying the royal with the underage girl. Buckingham Palace has issued a statement strongly denying the allegations, which Ferguson, 55, repeated during her interview.
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The Duchess of York, 55, passionately defended her ex-husband during an interview on the Today show on Tuesday morning
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She called the claims against Prince Andrew 'shockingly accusatory allegations' and said she was standing by him
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A woman, identified as Virginia Roberts, said in court documents that she had sex with Prince Andrew on three occasions while she was underage
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She claimed she was supplied to Andrew and other high-profile men by convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein
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Buckingham Palace has strongly denied the allegations
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