Information released by the US Department of Justice has showed photographs of what appears to be the Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor at the late Jeffery Epstein’s home
Former royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor allegedly shared confidential reports with disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein in newly-released documents.
It is understood that the former prince shared information with Epstein in his role as the United Kingdom’s trade envoy. Emails released by the United States Department of Justice earlier this month appear to show the former duke sharing reports of official visits.
The former duke made the visits to Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore in his capacity as trade envoy in late 2010, conducting meetings and trade talks.
One email, dated November 2010, was forwarded by the former royal just five minutes after being sent by his then-special advisor, Amir Patel.
On Christmas Eve 2010, he looped Epstein in on a confidential brief on investment opportunities in the reconstruction of Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
The emails occurred after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution. Andrew has denied any wrongdoing.
Andrew previously told BBC’s Newsnight in 2019 he had cut off contact with the late Epstein in December 2010 during a visit to New York.
On February 9, 2011, Andrew told Epstein he had visited a private equity firm the week before and “thought of you” as the financier, who was reportedly “looking for somewhere for money to go”.
Official government guidance underscores that the role of a trade envoy carries a duty of confidentiality regarding sensitive information.
“This may include sensitive, commercial, or political information shared about relevant markets/visits,” the guidance read.
“This duty of confidentiality will continue to apply after the expiry of their term of office. In addition, the Official Secrets Acts 1911 and 1989 will apply.”
The former duke served as the UK’s special representative for trade and investment between 2001 and 2011.
Andrew features a number of times in the latest release of documents relating to Epstein. The former prince appears in images apparently showing him crouch over an unidentified woman in what is believed to be Epstein’s New York mansion.
Appearing or being named in the files does not imply wrongdoing.
In 2022, the former duke paid millions of pounds to his main accuser Virginia Giuffre in a settlement. He says he never met her.
Andrew’s brother King Charles later stripped the former prince of his titles following the posthumous release of a book by Ms Giuffre, who says she was trafficked by Epstein and his former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, at the age of 17.
Andrew moved out of Royal Lodge and relocated to Norfolk to a property on the King’s Sandringham estate earlier this month where he will stay temporarily. It is understood the former duke’s new home is not yet fully ready, but he is expected to move in by the start of April.
It was known the former prince would be moving out of Royal Lodge in the new year and the development is not thought to be linked to the latest revelations in the Epstein papers.
The Press Association has contacted Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for comment.
