'Sex slave met queen'

The "sex slave" who alleged she was abused by Britain's Prince Andrew was introduced to Queen Elizabeth during a visit to London, it has been claimed.

As the Duke of York flew home from a skiing holiday in Switzerland to prepare to face fresh allegations, Virginia Roberts'sfather, Sky, made further claims about his daughter's connection to the British royal family.

He said Virginia had met the queen and been "so excited" by the introduction.

Buckingham Palace has denied the claims. A spokesman said: "There is nothing to suggest that this claim is true. We have no record of such a meeting."

Roberts claims she was made to have sex with Andrew on three occasions. He has categorically denied having any relationship with her.

The accusations, which also include claims that he took part in an orgy with underage girls, are contained in a motion filed in a Florida court which allege that Jeffrey Epstein, an American investment banker, "loaned" her to rich and powerful friends.

Roberts told The Sun: "Virginia told me a few years back that she met Prince Andrew when she went to London. She also said while they were there she met the queen.

"She had been flown to London by Jeffrey. He would fly her all over the world and she would give him massages on his private jet."

Fresh allegations against the duke surfaced over the weekend, including a claim that Roberts was paid £10000 by Epstein, a convicted sex offender, as a "reward" for sleeping with Andrew in 2001, and that he had sex with her in New York.

It forced the duke into the unprecedented step of issuing a formal statement denying he had ever had sex with Roberts, now 30.

Buckingham Palace said: "It is emphatically denied that the Duke of York had any form of sexual contact or relationship with Virginia Roberts. Any claim to the contrary is without foundation."

It followed two previous statements last week which contained more general denials that Prince Andrew, 54, had ever had sex with a minor. At 17Roberts was below the age of consent in Florida.

He could face a police investigation if a complaint is made against him to Scotland Yard.

Epstein's alleged victims are suing the US authorities for failing to consult them over a plea arrangement offered to him.