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Ghislaine Maxwell’s untold story

When the helicopter landed on the roof of the Mirror Group Newspapers building on Holborn Circus, the noise was deafening, and you knew that Robert Maxwell, the proprietor of the vast media empire, had arrived at his London office. When they reported his death, a silence fell over the newsroom.

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, as Ghislaine Maxwell sits in a New York jail awaiting trial for her nefarious involvement in the Jeffery Epstein sex ring. Her story has unravelled in a similar way to her father’s.

When Maxwell dominated, Fleet Street stories abounded about his greed, grandeur and gluttony. He ate vats of Russian caviar, and at a formal dinner, staff poured one type of wine for his guests while Maxwell drank a superior vintage. Ghislaine seems to have swallowed the same Grand cru, believing her wealth, fame, contacts and privilege entitled her to live above the law.

When the helicopter landed on the roof of the Mirror Group Newspapers building on Holborn Circus, the noise was deafening, and you knew that Robert Maxwell, the proprietor of the vast media empire, had arrived at his London office. When they reported his death, a silence fell over the newsroom.

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, as Ghislaine Maxwell sits in a New York jail awaiting trial for her nefarious involvement in the Jeffery Epstein sex ring. Her story has unravelled in a similar way to her father’s.

When Maxwell dominated, Fleet Street stories abounded about his greed, grandeur and gluttony. He ate vats of Russian caviar, and at a formal dinner, staff poured one type of wine for his guests while Maxwell drank a superior vintage. Ghislaine seems to have swallowed the same Grand cru, believing her wealth, fame, contacts and privilege entitled her to live above the law.