#Prince Andrew emerges for first time since Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrest

Prince Andrew was spotted in England this week for the first time since Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrest, according to reports.

The royal was photographed driving off in a black Range Rover from his estate in the town Windsor, where he’s been hiding out since his former pal was arrested on sex trafficking charges in New Hampshire last week.

A security officer was seated next to the Duke as they drove off from one of the home’s rear exits, the Sun newspaper reported.

He hasn’t spoken publicly since Maxwell’s arrest and has rarely been scene since he gave a disastrous interview with the BBC about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.

After the interview, he was forced to step back from his royal duties “for the foreseeable future.”

“It has become clear to me over the last few days that the circumstances relating to my former association with Jeffrey Epstein has become a major disruption to my family’s work and the valuable work going on in many organizations and charities that I am proud to support,” Andrew said in the statement, which was released in November.

In a six-count indictment handed down last week, federal prosecutors accused Maxwell of trafficking underage girls for Epstein to sexually abuse in the US and in London.

It’s unclear if Maxwell will cooperate with prosecutors, but at least one lawyer who represents several of her accusers has suggested Prince Andrew could be implicated if she does.

Attorney Gloria Allred said at a press conference Monday that Andrew should speak with federal prosecutors in New York before Maxwell does — and warned that the “clock is ticking” for him to do so.

“My point is this, she knows quite a bit about the powerful men who were close to Jeffrey Epstein,” she said. “Ms. Maxwell is the one who introduced Prince Andrew to Jeffrey Epstein.”