Revelations from Epstein's Emails: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Expresses Despair Amid Scandal

Thu Nov 13 2025 11:15:05 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

Newly released emails from the Epstein estate reveal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor expressing his distress over impending negative press related to his associations with Epstein and Maxwell.

In emails recently unveiled, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor confided to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell about his frustration over a looming scandal 14 years ago. These documents also touch upon calls for Andrew to testify in investigations surrounding Epstein, whose ties to high-profile figures continue to surface. The correspondence indicates the breadth of Epstein's connections and highlights the ongoing scrutiny faced by Andrew related to allegations of sexual misconduct, which he has consistently denied.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor told Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell I can't take any more of this when he was first alerted 14 years ago that a British newspaper was about to run a report about the trio.

The email conversation with the US-based pair was among documents from the estate of the convicted sex offender Epstein that were released on Wednesday, including some mentioning Donald Trump.

The former prince's response came after he was forwarded a right-of-reply email that the Mail on Sunday had sent Maxwell in March 2011, which made numerous claims about Andrew.

According to files released on Wednesday, Andrew's reply reads: What's all this? I don't know anything about this! You must SAY so please. This has NOTHING to do with me. I can't take any more of this.

The latest release comes after Andrew was requested by Democrats in US Congress to answer questions as part of its investigation into Epstein, who died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking offences.

Democratic member of the House Oversight Committee, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam, told BBC Two's Newsnight that Andrew had not yet responded to the Committee's invitation to testify before the committee.

Virginia Giuffre - a prominent accuser of Jeffrey Epstein - alleged Andrew had sex with her three times as a teenager.

Andrew, who has denied the allegations, reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre in 2022 which contained no admission of liability or apology.

He was stripped of all his titles earlier this month after Giuffre's posthumous memoir threw new focus on Andrew's ties to Epstein and Maxwell.

The newly released emails show that Trump was mentioned several times by Epstein in correspondence with Maxwell. One email from Epstein to Maxwell indicates that Trump spent time at Epstein's house with a person whose name was redacted.

The future implications of these revelations are creating a complex narrative involving high-profile connections and mounting scrutiny on figures like Prince Andrew amidst ongoing Congressional investigations.