Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, who was recently stripped of his royal title, has reportedly always denied all allegations against him in the Epstein scandal. However, the former Duke of York was still planning to visit Jeffrey Epstein after his release, it was recently revealed.
Andrew told the convicted sex offender it would be “good to meet him in person” after the convicted sex offender suggested the former prince meet Jes Staley – the former JPMorgan Chase executive who was banned from the UK banking sector for life in June for lying to regulators about his relationship with Epstein.
What did Andrew write to Epstein?
Andrew even mentioned that he would see if he could make some time before the summer to meet.
“I don’t have any immediate plans to stop in New York, but I think I will at some stage soon. I’ll see if I can make it a few days before the summer. It would be good to catch up in person,” Andrew said in response to Epstein’s email, the Daily Mail reported.
Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein were photographed together in New York’s Central Park later that December.
Why is Andrew under the radar?
Emails about Andrew planning a ‘reconciliation’ with Epstein were released on Friday, two days after Buckingham Palace stripped Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his titles and removed him from the official list of peerages.
The former prince lost all his royal titles and privileges after months of pressure over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Buckingham Palace also said Andrew had been served with formal notice to give up his lease on Royal Lodge, his long-term residence on the Windsor Estate.
However, the former Duke of York and prince has always denied wrongdoing, the BBC report mentioned.
Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein
Andrew’s royal status has seen a steady decline since 2019, when his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison awaiting trial for sex trafficking, went public.
Andrew stepped back from his royal duties and later settled a civil lawsuit filed by Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexual assault – a charge he continues to deny.
Giuffre – who died by suicide in April aged 41 – reiterated in her memoir that she was forced to have sex with Andrew on three occasions, including when she was 17 and during orgies organized by Epstein. Andrew has consistently denied these claims.
