NSPCC Campaign Linked Prince Andrew & Epstein

0:00On May 2nd, back in 1999, the NSPCC launched its full-stop campaign to fight child cruelty, pulling in over 250 million, pounds with big name backers. Prince Andrew chaired it until 2004, while Peter Mandelson signed on his vice chair, despite his recent cabinet resignation over alone, scandal. The campaign actually sparked the first known meeting between Andrew and Mandelson at a lunch in Buckingham Palace, set up by organizer Peter Pegrum. They did knack like old pals, and the menu featured place and cream sauce innocent times back then. Pegrum, now 76, and with 30 years battling child abuse, looks back with deeper grit. He wishes he'd never link them up, calling it horrible and hindsight, especially given what came later with Jeffrey Epstein. A recently surfaced photo shows the pair with Epstein and Martha's Vineyard that same year, and bath robes around a table. Pegrum believes the palace lunch predated it, since they seemed like strangers.

1:01These Epstein foul revelations hit hard, exposing a web of power and privilege that preyed on vulnerable girls. The NSPCC stands with the victims, long ignored, as this old campaign story underscores how close the line's blurred.