Scandal Or Fake News? Former Girlfriend Claims Ex-Prince Andrew Was Learning CPR In Shocking Epstein Photo

A new twist has erupted in the Epstein saga after former girlfriend Lady Victoria Hervey claimed on a London‑recorded podcast that the latest Epstein photo of Prince Andrew was nothing more than a 'CPR training course', insisting the image had been misread and misrepresented.

The comment, made as debate reignited in the UK and US over fresh Epstein files released by the US Department of Justice, places the Epstein photo and Prince Andrew back at the centre of a long‑running storm.

The latest files include millions of pages of material and additional photographs of the Duke of York, though none arrive with an official explanatory caption. Among them is an image of Andrew kneeling over a woman whose face cannot be seen, and whose circumstances are left entirely unclear. The lack of detail has created a vacuum for speculation, with claims, insinuations, and counterclaims circulating across social media and talk‑radio slots. Hervey has stepped confidently into that space, offering her own interpretation and repeating a position she has held for years.

The US Justice Department has released a vast tranche of Epstein‑related documents. Prince Andrew appears in several images, none of which come with contextual notes. And Hervey has supplied a personal explanation for one photo while continuing to insist that another, the well‑known image linking Andrew to Virginia Giuffre, is 'absolutely' fake.

Prince Andrew And A CPR Theory

On Dan Wootton's podcast, Hervey remained firm about the Giuffre photograph, saying she still believed it was fabricated. When Wootton pressed her again, asking whether she believed Giuffre and Andrew had ever had consensual sex, Hervey delivered the same answer she had given in earlier interviews: 'Absolutely'. She did not expand on the point, nor did she reference any new information in the Epstein files that might support or undermine her view.

Wootton asked her directly what she thought the image showed. She said she messaged Leah, whom she identified as Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer, and referenced Maxwell's own training as an emergency medical technician. It was on this basis, she said, that she believed Andrew was learning CPR and that the image was simply part of a course.

Hervey also criticised how the photo had been treated online and on air. At one point, she told Wootton, 'You were falsely accused, and for you to jump the gun on this. You went there just for clicks.' The remark had a theatrical sting, given the podcast's format and Wootton's own combative style, yet the sentiment offered insight into Hervey's frustration. She appears to want the record to show, as far as her version is concerned, that the photo is not evidence of misconduct and should not be seized upon as if it were.

Online reaction leaned in the opposite direction. Users on X described her argument as both 'interesting' and 'unhinged', reflecting the wider split over how much credibility Andrew deserves. The response also highlighted how hardened public views have become. Even when Hervey frames her claims narrowly, the Epstein photo of Prince Andrew quickly becomes a proxy for the entire debate around him.

Fresh Scrutiny Of Andrew's Past

The row over the CPR claim has coincided with separate reporting on Andrew's conduct during his time as the UK's special representative for international trade and investment. Recent articles have resurfaced allegations from retired civil servants who say the role incurred questionable costs, including taxpayer‑funded massage expenses and unusually high travel bills. These claims were not linked to the newly released Epstein files but have nevertheless folded into the larger public reassessment of Andrew's judgement.

Sir Ivor Roberts, a former UK ambassador to Italy, has added a different kind of shade. Roberts told The i Paper that during a 2004 visit to Florence, Andrew met a member of the Schiaparelli family and replied, 'I've never heard of you'. Roberts called the remark 'just gratuitously rude', a comment that paints a more quotidian, but still unflattering, portrait of the duke's approach to public diplomacy.

None of these separate accounts clarifies what the Epstein photo really depicts. No official explanation has been provided, and nothing in the documents released by the US Justice Department settles the matter. Andrew has consistently denied wrongdoing in connection with Epstein, while his supporters argue that images, accusations and facts have become a single indistinct mass. With no confirmed context for the photograph and no authoritative timeline to place around it, everything remains unverified. Yet the Epstein photo and Prince Andrew continue to draw scrutiny precisely because unresolved details fill the space where certainty ought to be.