Ghislaine Maxwell has sensationally claimed she did not introduce Prince Andrew to Jeffrey Epstein.

Instead, it was Andrew's wife Sarah Ferguson who pushed for a friendship with the convicted paedophile, she said.

And she defended the Duke of York, saying he is innocent of the sex allegations against him and that the 'bull****' claims were fabricated to make money and to attack the Royal Family.

Her bombshell comments were revealed in audio tapes and a 380-page transcript, released last night, of a two-day interview convicted child sex trafficker Maxwell had with US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche last month.

She provided no incriminating information on high-profile individuals but spoke about her interactions with several well-known names.