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Pizza Express Probes Prince Andrew's 2001 Alibi, Arrest Follows

7/7/2026

Summary

Story summary

Pizza Express opened a probe into Prince Andrew, Duke of York's 2001 alibi, citing public interest.
Pizza Express could not confirm his presence at Woking restaurant on 10 March 2001, with no staff or documents corroborating it despite Virginia Giuffre’s assault claim.
The 2001 branch manager had left the business and was unavailable for interview.
After the BBC’s FOI request was denied, Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on 19 February 2026 on suspicion of misconduct.

History

Historical Context

In November 1995 BBC Panorama aired Diana’s interview, watched by nearly 23 million UK viewers and later exposed for using forged bank statements. The 2020-2021 Dyson inquiry and BBC apology revived scrutiny of royal media practices. That legacy of heightened oversight frames today’s Pizza Express probe of Prince Andrew’s 2001 alibi.

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Story summary

Pizza Express opened a probe into Prince Andrew, Duke of York's 2001 alibi, citing public interest.
Pizza Express could not confirm his presence at Woking restaurant on 10 March 2001, with no staff or documents corroborating it despite Virginia Giuffre’s assault claim.
The 2001 branch manager had left the business and was unavailable for interview.
After the BBC’s FOI request was denied, Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on 19 February 2026 on suspicion of misconduct.

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