The man formerly known as Prince Andrew (now styled Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor) finds himself under renewed and amplified scrutiny after the public release of thousands of pages of correspondence emanating from the estate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. These documents provide fresh insight into his ties with Epstein and the allegations brought by Virginia Giuffre, the woman trafficked by Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who accused the former royal of sexual abuse on three occasions in 2001 when she was a teenager.

On Tuesday, Democratic members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee made public tens of thousands of pages of documents from Epstein’s estate. Among them are emails in which Epstein appears to make unambiguous statements contradicting Andrew’s longstanding denials. For example: in a July 2011 email to a journalist, Epstein wrote, “Yes she was on my plane, and yes she had her picture taken with Andrew, as many of my employees have.”

In another email chain dated March 4, 2011, the sender identified as “The Duke” (widely interpreted as Andrew) wrote: “What’s all this? I don’t know anything about this! You must SAY [sic] so please. This has NOTHING To do with me. I can’t take any more of this.” The correspondence shows him later demanding that “every statement or legal letter states clearly that I am NOT involved and that I knew and know NOTHING about any of these allegations.”

Additionally, emails from April 2010 reveal Andrew told Epstein it “would be good to catch up in person” months after Epstein’s release from prison for crimes involving minors — despite Andrew’s later public claim that he ended their association in December 2010.

A central pillar of Giuffre’s case involves a photograph taken in 2001 at Maxwell’s London townhouse, which appears to show Andrew with his arm around a 17-year-old Giuffre, Maxwell standing in the background. Andrew has repeatedly insisted he has “absolutely no memory” of the photo ever being taken and even suggested it might have been “doctored.”

Yet Epstein’s July 2011 email appears to undercut that defense by affirming the photo’s authenticity.

Giuffre filed a civil lawsuit in New York in 2021 against Andrew. A U.S. judge rejected his attempt to dismiss the case. In February 2022 an out-of-court settlement was reached; Andrew did not admit liability, but agreed to pay an undisclosed sum and make a donation to a charity supporting abuse victims.

On the royal front, in October 2025 King Charles III initiated a formal process to strip Andrew of his style, titles and honours. The November 3 2025 Letters Patent declared that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor shall no longer be entitled to the style “Royal Highness,” the dignity of “Prince,” or the Duke of York title.