Newly released documents from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation include photographs appearing to show Prince Andrew, formally Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, kneeling on all fours over a fully clothed, unidentified woman.
The images, part of more than three million pages and 180,000 photos made public Friday by the U.S. Department of Justice, show Andrew touching the woman’s stomach in some shots and staring directly at the camera in others. No context is provided for the photos, and the timing and location remain unclear.
The latest batch also contains emails suggesting Epstein invited Andrew to dinner with a 26-year-old Russian woman in August 2010, two years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor. The messages indicate discussions about meeting arrangements but do not provide evidence of wrongdoing.
Prince Andrew has repeatedly denied any misconduct related to Epstein, including allegations of sexual assault made by Virginia Giuffre, which he settled in a 2022 civil case while maintaining he never met her. U.S. authorities previously stated that Andrew is not a target of their investigation and that no evidence indicates he committed a crime under U.S. law, though he may have been a witness to events relevant to the probe.
Additional emails in the release include correspondence between Epstein and Andrew’s former wife, Sarah Ferguson, discussing personal and business matters. The emails do not indicate illegal activity.
The DOJ’s release comes six weeks after a deadline mandated by law and features heavily redacted documents, including some pages entirely blacked out. The files also contain images of luxury apartments, hotel rooms, and a villa with a swimming pool.
The latest release adds to growing public scrutiny of Andrew’s past relationship with Epstein, but neither the Prince nor Ferguson have publicly commented on the new documents.
With inputs from BBC