https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/the-story-behind-the-ghislaine-maxwell-throne-photo-in-buckingham-palace-20200704-p558z4.html

New York: Sitting on the Queen Elizabeth's throne in Buckingham Palace, Ghislaine Maxwell gives a regal wave for the camera.

Seated next to her on the throne normally occupied by Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is Kevin Spacey, the Hollywood actor accused but never convicted of multiple sexual offences.

The pair were invited into the throne room on a private tour of the palace organised by Prince Andrew, Duke of York, a close friend of Maxwell's, the London Telegraph reported. Obtained exclusively by newspaper, the photo was taken in 2002 and shows Maxwell in a mock royal pose with Spacey pretending to be Philip.

Andrew had arranged the tour of the palace for Bill Clinton, the former US president who had stepped down after two terms in 2000. According to a source, Spacey — whose career was left in tatters after he was accused of making unwanted sexual advances to a 14-year-old actor — was a guest of Clinton's. Maxwell came along as a friend of Andrew's. The Spacey charges were later dropped.