. >> is this link to this man, jeffrey epstein, that has caused the problem. he's a convicted sex offender. prince andrew stayed with him in new york. a photograph emerge from 10 years ago in another of his homes with his arm around a 17- year-old girl described as a personal loesser. then there is his former wife, the duchess of york, was caught last year trying to sell access to enter. it now appears that the sex offender was helping to pay off some of the duchess'debts. buckingham palace says there has been no improprieties and the allegations are false. downing street finally came through for him -- he remains the u.k. special envoy for trade. >> it has been described as a bomb on a slow fuse. last april, ukrainian government allowed the black sea fleet to use a base amidst wild scenes that extended the lease until 2042 in exchange for cheap gas. we have gone to sample the atmosphere in the city one year on. >> of the russian navy is everywhere in this historic port. vast ships lay at anchor while small craft buzz across the bay. modern missile cruisers wi

causes and children's books admitted to accepting more than 20 grand from convicted sex offender jeffrey epsteinonths in jail in 2008 for soliciting sex from a 14-year-old girl. there is no indication that the prince knew of epstein's illegal activity but sarah ferguson said the duke's office did help epstein help her pay off some of her massive debt. the duchess has now apologized again, blaming herself to a london newspaper. this was a gigantic error of judgment. i'm just so contrite i cannot say. when i can i will repay the money and will have nothing to do with jeffrey epstein ever again. once again my errors impacted the man i admire most in the world, the duke. i would throw myself under a bus for him. >> she's lived in a very gilded cage for many years now. fergie herself, at some point the light bulb has to come on, ditch the therapist and find out about the real world. >> reporter: considered a bit of a bad boy for partying, pals and luxurious travel in the name of british trade. >> prince andrew, are you resigning? >> reporter: the government is standing by him, not that this is winnin

it's his links to this man, american financier, jeffrey epstein, that have caused the latest problem,er andrew stayed with him for several days in new york. a photograph has emerged from ten years ago of andrew in another of epstein's homes with his arm around a 17-year-old girl described as epstein's personal masseuse. then, of course, there's andrew's former wife, the duchess of york, who was caught last year by "the news of the world" trying to sell access to andrew. >> open doors. >> reporter: it now appears epstein, the sex offender, was helping pay off some of the duchess's debts. buckingham palace insists there's been no impropriety by prince andrew. all of the insinuations are without foundation. downing street finally came through with full support for him. he remains the uk's special envoy for trade. nicholas wichell, bbc at buckingham palace. >> very interesting. as they said, you know, buckingham palace standing by him, for now. >> but the paper -- there's an editorial in the times of london newspaper on monday saying -- actually asking prince andrew to step down, accusing