Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has vehemently denied any involvement in the sex abuse allegations linked to Jeffrey Epstein. In an email exchange from March 2011, Andrew expressed his distress over the mounting criticism regarding his association with Epstein and urged the financier to clear his name.

The email chain, which included Ghislaine Maxwell and two lawyers, was in response to inquiries from a newspaper about allegations involving Andrew and a potential complainant identified as Virginia Giuffre.

In a separate set of emails revealed by the US House Oversight Committee, Peter Mandelson, the UK’s former Ambassador to the UK, advised Epstein against granting an interview to the BBC following a request from BBC Radio 4’s Today program regarding the circulating stories about Epstein and Prince Andrew.

Andrew has been under intense scrutiny for his ties to Epstein, with Giuffre accusing him of being involved in the trafficking scheme, which he strongly denies. Following the posthumous memoir of Giuffre and settlement of a civil lawsuit between her and Andrew, he was stripped of his “prince” title by King Charles and is being evicted from Royal Lodge.

In a 2019 BBC interview, Andrew stated he had no recollection of meeting Giuffre but acknowledged his past interactions with Epstein. He expressed a willingness to testify under oath if legally advised to do so.

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