Recently disclosed emails between Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Jeffrey Epstein have surfaced following the announcement of Andrew’s loss of his ‘prince’ title.
On Thursday, October 30, Buckingham Palace revealed that Andrew would be stripped of all royal titles and would have to leave his residence at Windsor mansion.
This decision is part of the ongoing controversy regarding his association with Epstein. Accuser Virginia Giuffre’s memoir, published posthumously, has brought forward more allegations against Andrew, who has consistently denied these claims.
Despite the controversy, there are no plans from the government to pass legislation that would remove Andrew from the line of succession, leaving him as the eighth in line for the British throne.
The disclosure of Andrew, aged 65, losing his royal title coincides with the emergence of emails between him and Epstein, who died in 2019 by suicide while awaiting trial.
As reported by Sky News, Andrew sent an email to the convicted sex offender in April 2010, not long after Epstein had been released from prison for charges related to prostituting minors.
The email exchanges were unveiled on Friday, October 31, as part of unsealed court documents from a legal case settled in 2023.
Epstein had proposed that Andrew meet with American banker James ‘Jes’ Staley in London later that month, to which Andrew responded:
“I would love to, but sadly heading to the stan’s [Central Asia] via Kiev next Fri/Sat, so will miss him,” he wrote. “But I will make sure I meet him soon on another trip.”
“Also, I have no immediate plans to drop by New York, but I think I should at some stage soon. I’ll look and see if I can make a couple of days before the summer.”
“It would be good to catch up in person,” he added.
The documents reveal that Epstein forwarded Andrew’s email to Staley, who was later prohibited from holding senior finance positions by the Financial Conduct Authority in 2023 due to his mischaracterization of his relationship with Epstein.
Andrew and Epstein eventually met in 2010, with a photograph of them together in New York’s Central Park emerging in December; however, Andrew has insisted this meeting was to end their friendship.
The timing of Andrew’s move from the Royal Lodge, a Grade II listed building he has shared with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson for over 20 years, is still uncertain.
“Formal notice has today been served to surrender the lease. The move will take place as soon as practicable,” according to a statement from Buckingham Palace.
Prince Andrew is set to relocate to a property on the private Sandringham estate, as reported by Town & Country.
Contact has been made with representatives of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor for additional comments.