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Christian Adams: The Low-Profile Beckham Sibling Who Lives Completely Off-Radar

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A newly circulated family photograph has reignited curiosity about Christian Adams, Victoria Beckham’s notoriously private younger brother. Shared online in late November after a discreet family gathering, the image quickly caught fans’ attention because Christian is seldom seen in public. While the Beckham name dominates global headlines, the youngest Adams sibling has spent decades living far from the spotlight, maintaining a lifestyle that contrasts sharply with the fame surrounding his designer and former Spice Girl sister. A Family Member Who Shuns the Spotlight Unlike Victoria Beckham, whose career has spanned global success in music, fashion and media, Christian Adams has kept out of the public eye for most of his life. He rarely appears in family photographs and ‘shuns the limelight,’ maintaining a life far removed from the celebrity sphere surrounding Victoria and David Beckham. It shows Christian at a private family gathering, one of the few public images of him in recent years. His reappearance immediately sparked curiosity because he is rarely seen at public events linked to the Beckham family. Christian Adams is one of Victoria Beckham’s younger siblings, raised with her and their sister Louise in Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire. While Victoria went on to global fame through the Spice Girls, Christian has remained largely out of the spotlight and maintains a notably private life, with little public information about his career or day-to-day activities. Life Far Removed from Celebrity Culture Public information about Christian remains extremely limited. As the Daily Mail emphasises, he prefers privacy and does not attend high-profile events associated with his famous relatives. His rare appearance in the recent photo highlighted the contrast between Victoria’s global profile and his low-key existence. The Adams siblings are believed to remain close, although Christian stays mostly out of the media attention surrounding the Beckham brand. His absence from public view continues to stand out, especially as the Beckham family remains one of Britain’s most photographed and publicly followed households. A Rare Appearance Sparks Renewed Curiosity The newly shared image reignited public interest simply because Christian is seldom seen. Commenters noted how unusual it is for him to appear in family photos posted online, underscoring how private he has kept his life over the decades. As of now, Christian Adams has not commented publicly on the renewed attention. According to the Daily Mail, his latest appearance serves as a reminder that not all members of high-profile families seek or welcome the spotlight. Why Christian’s Privacy Stands Out In an era where celebrity families often live under constant media surveillance, Christian Adams represents a rare exception: a relative who has managed to preserve both anonymity and autonomy. His quiet lifestyle serves as a reminder that public fame does not define every member of a high-profile family. While Victoria Beckham continues to shape global fashion and culture, her younger brother has carved out a life of calm distance, and his brief re-emergence in a family photograph only deepens the intrigue surrounding one of the Beckham clan’s most private figures.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/christian-adams-low-profile-beckham-sibling-who-lives-completely-off-radar-1757019

PHOTO ESSAY: Portraits of workers keeping Ukraine out of the dark

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) Utility workers in Ukraine are risking their lives as they battle to keep the lights as Russia repeatedly attacks the energy system. The Associated Press interviewed several of the workers about their jobs and how they have changed since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago. All of them agreed to be photographed, but three spoke on condition only their first names be used because of heightened security concerns about their locations. At least 160 workers have been killed and more than 300 wounded since the start of the war. Yet tens of thousands still head to work each day. Andrii Dzhuma, 58 In the northern city of Chernihiv, Andrii Dzhuma has spent more than three decades replacing and repairing the same power lines he first helped build when old wooden poles were swapped for new concrete ones and Ukraine was still part of the Soviet Union. Dzhuma has patched nearly 100 kilometers (65 miles) of damaged wires since the war began not to modernize, but to restore what’s been shattered. “Somehow, but we still give people light,” he said with a shy smile, acknowledging that he is proud of his work and of his colleagues. Bohdan Bilous, 24 “Better I become a target for Russia than civilians or soldiers,” said Bohdan Bilous, dressed in his work uniform as he repairs power lines in the northern town of Shostka in the Sumy region one of the first cities plunged into blackout this season after heavy strikes. His shifts are often 12 hours or more, sometimes under the buzz of drones, he said. “If one hits me, of course, it’ll be sad for everyone. But I’ll be glad it wasn’t a child, or a residential building. In a way, it’s a kind of self-sacrifice.” Oleksandr Tomchuk, 36 For Oleksandr Tomchuk, a repair and maintenance supervisor for substations in the Kyiv region, the work can call at any hour even the middle of the night. The father of three lived through the Russian occupation of his village early in the war. “The main thing is that our soldiers hold the front so the Russians don’t come here. We’ll do everything to make sure people don’t freeze this winter.” Mykhailo, 45 Friends often ask Mykhailo, a senior power unit engineer, whether he hides in a shelter during Russia’s bombardments. “If all the turbine operators hid during attacks, there’d be no energy left,” he said, standing inside the machine hall of a thermal power plant. “We have to stay at our posts. Who else would do the job?” Mykhailo has worked in the energy sector for 23 years and never imagined his daily reality could be so perilous. He was just a few meters away when a colleague was killed at his post after a Russian strike last year. “I was simply luckier,” Mykhailo said quietly. Oleksandr Leheda, 49 Oleksandr Leheda, a power line repairman, began working in the energy sector in 2019, a few years before Russia’s full-scale invasion. He remembers the war’s first months as the most terrifying, when crews had to work under artillery fire that reached the northern city of Chernihiv. But even since Russian forces retreated, the job has remained dangerous, he said. Energy workers operate under the constant watch of explosive-laden drones that Russians launch. In October, two of his colleagues were killed when a Russian Lancet drone struck their vehicle as they returned from repair work. “It’s scary to work near the Russian border,” he said. Every day in the morning, his wife repeats to him the same mantra: “Be careful,” “Easy,” and “Mind your step.” Serhii Staroselskyi, 37 Serhii Staroselskyi’s childhood dream of working in the energy sector came true in 2010. When Russia’s invasion began, he was a line worker. Now he’s a section supervisor who often travels to border areas. Sometimes his team takes cover in basements during shelling, then goes back out to finish repairs. He recalls the first year of the invasion as the most terrifying though, he adds, it hasn’t gotten any easier. “It’s always rewarding when you restore power and people thank you,” he said. “That’s the best reward.” Maria, 35 Maria has operated a bridge crane at a Ukrainian power plant since 2018, moving heavy equipment across the main hall. Airstrikes usually come at night, when she is home. Her heart sinks anytime she hears missiles overhead, praying they don’t hit her plant. “And then you hear explosions and realize they probably have (hit),” she says. “You feel anxious not for yourself, but for what we do, for our work.” Some of Maria’s colleagues once worked at the Kurakhove Thermal Power Plant, which was captured by Russian troops in January 2025. “They’ve seen more and faced greater danger than we have,” she says. “They keep working, so I believe that if they can do it, so can we.” Andrii, 46 Andrii always knew his job as a senior technician in Ukraine’s energy sector was dangerous high temperatures, the risk of electric shock but he never imagined it would become a wartime target. He refuses to leave, saying the energy system needs its most experienced workers, and he’s been one since 1997. “Every time, we expect winter to be difficult, but we manage to cope, and spring comes anyway,” he said. “We can’t give up we have to keep working.” This is a documentary photo story curated by AP photo editors.
https://mymotherlode.com/news/east-europe/10199536/photo-essay-portraits-of-workers-keeping-ukraine-out-of-the-dark.html

DOJ tells Republicans that Epstein files even worse for Trump than they thought: report

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Several House Republicans have reportedly heard from the Department of Justice that the situation is worse than Michael Wolff’s description of Epstein photos showing Trump with half-naked teenage girls, Shuster wrote.

Shuster is likely referring to an October interview in which Trump biographer Michael Wolff told the Daily Beast that he had personally seen “about a dozen Polaroid snapshots” of Trump and Epstein. In these photos, Trump was photographed with several topless young women on his lap. Wolff said Epstein pulled the photos out of a safe and spread them out “like a deck of cards” on his dining room table.

The author told the Beast he saw the photos while visiting Epstein’s home at the convicted sex offender’s invitation, as Epstein wanted Wolff to write a book about him.

The veteran journalist further reported that Republicans were “spooked” by Attorney General Pam Bondi’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Bondi refused to answer a question from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) about whether she had personally seen the photos after the contents of Epstein’s safe were confiscated.

After Whitehouse asked her about the photos, Bondi then questioned him regarding receiving campaign donations from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, who was associated with Epstein. “She didn’t give a denial,” Shuster wrote.
https://www.alternet.org/doj-republicans-trump-epstein/

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie quietly jet abroad after father Prince Andrew gave up his titles

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**Timeline of Events Involving Prince Andrew, Jeffrey Epstein, and Virginia Giuffre**

**June 2000** *(Month unconfirmed)*
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell attend a party at Windsor Castle hosted by Queen Elizabeth II to mark several royal milestones: Prince Andrew’s 40th birthday, the Princess Royal’s 50th, the Queen Mother’s 100th, and Princess Margaret’s 70th.

**March 2001**
Virginia Giuffre alleges that, at age 17, she was trafficked by Epstein and forced to have sex with Prince Andrew on three occasions. The first allegedly occurred in Maxwell’s London townhouse in March 2001. According to court filings and her memoir released in October 2025, the other two occasions took place at Epstein’s New York mansion and his private Caribbean island.

**June 2008**
Epstein pleads guilty to prostituting minors and is convicted, receiving an 18-month prison sentence.

**2009**
Epstein’s former housekeeper, Juan Alessi, testifies during Epstein’s trial that Prince Andrew received “daily massages” at Epstein’s Florida home.

**July 2009**
Jeffrey Epstein is released from prison.

**December 2010**
Prince Andrew is photographed with Epstein in New York’s Central Park.

**February 2011**
*The Mail on Sunday* publishes a photo of Virginia Giuffre’s alleged first meeting with Prince Andrew. Following this, Andrew emails Epstein stating, “we are in this together.”

**March 2011**
Alastair Watson, who spent nine years as Andrew’s private secretary, writes to *The Times* claiming Andrew met Epstein in the “early 1990s.” However, in a *Newsnight* interview eight years later, Andrew states that he first encountered Epstein through his “girlfriend back in 1999” and later said he saw Epstein “infrequently and probably no more than once or twice a year.”

**July 2011**
Prince Andrew resigns as UK trade envoy shortly after the growing controversy.

**December 2014**
In a Florida court filing, Virginia Giuffre alleges being trafficked by Epstein and claims she was forced to have sex with Epstein, Prince Andrew, and other men. However, in 2015, the judge deemed these claims “immaterial and impertinent” to the case against Epstein.

**January 2015**
Buckingham Palace denies that Prince Andrew has committed any impropriety after he is named in U.S. documents linked to Epstein. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Andrew makes his first public engagement since the allegations, stating, “I just wish to reiterate, and to reaffirm, the statements that have already been made on my behalf by Buckingham Palace.”

**2015**
In a civil suit filed against Ghislaine Maxwell, Giuffre testifies that Epstein paid her $15,000 to have sex with Prince Andrew.

**May 2016**
During a deposition in her case against Maxwell, it emerges that Giuffre lent the infamous photo to the FBI in 2011 but last saw it packed in a box being shipped from Colorado to Sydney sometime between 2011 and 2016 when she emigrated to Australia.

**June 2018**
Alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo visits Buckingham Palace twice to meet Prince Andrew. Yang is also reported to have gained entry to St James’s Palace and Windsor Castle after being invited by the Prince.

**2019**
A newly released document includes a claim from Johanna Sjoberg, who identifies as an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, alleging that Prince Andrew touched her breast while she was sitting on a couch in Epstein’s Manhattan apartment in 2001—an allegation Andrew has always denied.

**August 2019**
Jeffrey Epstein is found dead in his prison cell on August 10, an apparent suicide, after being charged with sex trafficking.

Separately, David Rogers, a pilot on Epstein’s private jet, claims Prince Andrew was a passenger on past flights with Epstein and Giuffre. Rogers also testifies that Epstein, Andrew, and Giuffre traveled to the US Virgin Islands on April 11, 2001.

Buckingham Palace responds, noting “inconsistencies” in the report and pointing out that in some cases Andrew was on a different continent. The Palace states Andrew is “appalled by the recent reports of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged crimes.” Andrew issues a statement saying, “At no stage during the limited time I spend with him (Epstein) do I see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently leads to his arrest and conviction.”

**November 2019**
BBC *Newsnight* broadcasts an interview in which Prince Andrew speaks extensively about his relationship with Epstein. He states he has “no recollection” of ever meeting Giuffre and adds he could not have had sex with her in March 2001 because he was at Pizza Express with his daughter, Beatrice, on that day. He also says he “does not regret” his friendship with Epstein, though admits he should not have visited Epstein in New York in 2010 to break off their friendship.

Four days after the interview, Andrew announces he is stepping back from royal duties “for the foreseeable future,” with permission from Queen Elizabeth II. He expresses sympathy for Epstein’s victims and offers to “help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations, if required.”

**December 2019**
Virginia Giuffre appeals to the British public in a BBC *Panorama* interview, urging them to “stand up beside me, help me fight this fight,” and “not accept this as being OK.”

**January 2020**
A U.S. prosecutor claims Prince Andrew has provided “zero co-operation” in the Epstein sex trafficking inquiry. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announces that Andrew’s lawyers have been contacted by prosecutors and the FBI, requesting to interview him.

**March 2020**
Andrew’s aide, Dominic Hampshire, writes to Yang Tengbo describing him as one of “Andrew’s closest internal confidants.”

**June 2020**
Andrew’s lawyers state that he offered to assist the U.S. Department of Justice “on at least three occasions this year” in their Epstein investigation. However, hours later, Geoffrey Berman says Andrew “again seeks to falsely portray himself to the public as eager and willing to co‑operate,” but “repeatedly declines” requests to schedule an interview.

**August 2021**
Giuffre’s lawyers file a civil suit against Prince Andrew. He is the only named defendant in the 15-page claim, though Epstein and Maxwell are referenced throughout.

**December 2021**
Ghislaine Maxwell is convicted in New York of aiding Epstein’s sexual abuse of teenage girls.

**January 2022**
A U.S. judge rules the civil case against Andrew may proceed. Prince Andrew is stripped of his military roles and royal patronages, and he relinquishes his HRH title. Buckingham Palace states Andrew “continues not to undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a private citizen.”

**February 2022**
Court documents reveal that Andrew and Giuffre reached a “settlement in principle” in the civil claim. The papers state Andrew promised to make a “substantial donation” to Giuffre’s charity “in support of victims’ rights,” and pledged to “demonstrate his regret for his association with Epstein.”

**January 2024**
Unsealed documents linked to Giuffre’s civil claim against Ghislaine Maxwell revisit previous allegations about Prince Andrew, including references to purported sex tapes and claims he was present at an event involving underage girls. Andrew continues to deny any involvement in criminal activity.

**December 2024**
At a High Court hearing, it emerges that Yang Tengbo, the alleged Chinese spy, is a “close” confidant of Prince Andrew. Andrew issues a statement saying he ceased “all contact” with Yang once concerns arose. Andrew is absent from the royal family’s traditional gathering at Sandringham.

**April 2025**
Virginia Giuffre tragically dies by suicide at age 41 in Neergabby, Western Australia.

**October 2025**
Virginia Giuffre’s memoir is released, detailing her experiences and allegations.

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*This timeline provides an overview of significant events concerning Prince Andrew’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre, incorporating legal actions, public statements, and reported allegations.*
https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/864384/princess-beatrice-princess-eugenie-quietly-leave-uk-amid-prince-andrew-giving-up-titles/