Newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate have cast further doubt on Prince Andrew’s account of when he ended his relationship with the convicted sex offender and his denials about meeting his accuser Virginia Giuffre. The emails were among thousands of documents published by the US House oversight committee on Wednesday.
In March 2011, four months after Andrew claimed to have cut ties with Epstein, the former prince told Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell: “I can’t take any more of this,” in response to allegations put to him by the Mail on Sunday. Another email from Epstein in 2011 appears to confirm the veracity of a photograph of Andrew with a then 17-year-old Giuffre, which Andrew had suggested may have been doctored in a 2019 BBC Newsnight interview.
In the email, Epstein wrote: “Yes, she was on my plane and yes, she had her photo taken with Andrew, as many of my employees have.” Giuffre alleged in her posthumous memoir that she was forced to have sex with Andrew three times. Andrew denies all allegations.
One email shows Andrew asking Epstein how he planned to respond to the Mail on Sunday’s inquiry. Epstein replied: “Im not sure how to respond, the only person she didn’t have sex with was Elvis.” In a separate chain, Andrew told Maxwell: “I can’t take any more of this.” He also asked that statements make clear he was “NOT involved” and knew “NOTHING” about the allegations.
Epstein appeared keen to have a journalist investigate Giuffre, saying Buckingham Palace would “love it”. He described her claims as “total horseshit” but acknowledged she had her photo taken with Andrew. The documents were released after Andrew’s links to Epstein led King Charles to strip him of his titles. Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial; Maxwell is serving 20 years for sex trafficking.
