The U.S. Department of Justice has released the latest set of documents in the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the former billionaire convicted of sexual offenses, revealing an email inviting Prince Andrew, Duke of York, to meet a 26-year-old Russian woman.
The email is part of recently disclosed documents in which Epstein emailed an account named "The Duke" on 11–12 August 2010, offering to introduce a 26-year-old Russian woman whom he suggested might be suitable for dinner, noting she would be traveling to London that month.
The account "The Duke" replied that he would be in Geneva until the morning of 22 August but would be delighted to meet her, asking, "Will she bring a message from you?" He also requested Epstein send contact details for the woman and asked if there was any other useful information about her.
Epstein responded that the woman was 26 years old, Russian, intelligent, beautiful, trustworthy, and that she already had the Duke's email address.
Another email suggested meeting at Buckingham Palace.
Additionally, documents revealed another email dated 27 September 2010 between Epstein and the account "The Duke" whose email address was redacted. Epstein wrote that he was in London, inquiring about the meeting time and stating they would need private time together.
The "The Duke" account replied that he was traveling from Scotland and might arrive in London around 6:00 p.m., suggesting as an option, "or we could have dinner at Buckingham Palace, which is very private."
Epstein replied briefly with, "bp please."
BBC News reports that the content of the emails does not explicitly indicate illegal conduct, and BBC cannot independently verify the authenticity of these emails. However, the documents are likely to increase pressure on Prince Andrew, who has long faced public scrutiny over his past association with Epstein.
BBC contacted Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for comment. He has consistently denied all allegations and asserted that he never saw, knew of, or suspected any behavior by Epstein that led to his arrest and conviction.
Epstein was convicted in 2008 for soliciting a 14-year-old girl for prostitution in Florida and was released in July 2010, just one month before these email exchanges.
Prince Andrew was accused by Virginia Giuffre of sexually abusing her when she was a minor after she claimed to have been trafficked by Epstein. The prince has always denied these allegations and settled a civil lawsuit in 2022, maintaining he had never met her.
These emails are part of over 3 million pages of documents the U.S. Department of Justice released last Friday, including more than 2,000 videos and over 180,000 images, disclosed after a six-week deadline under a law signed by President Donald Trump.
However, many documents have been heavily redacted, with some pages entirely blacked out, preventing full public disclosure of key details.
.Source:BBC
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