The US Department of Justice has released a trove of images from the Epstein investigation, showing how Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor facilitated access for convicted child sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell to the upper echelons of British life.
One photograph shows Andrew reclining across the legs of five people, with Maxwell peering down at him, at Sandringham. Other images depict Epstein and Maxwell hunting with the former prince at Balmoral, and accompanying him in the royal box at Ascot. Maxwell is also seen outside 10 Downing Street.
The release follows the passing of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which required the department to make all files public by midnight on Friday. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said “several hundred thousand” documents would be released, with thousands more to follow in the coming weeks to protect Epstein’s victims.
Andrew’s association with Epstein led to his departure from royal life in 2019 following a controversial Newsnight interview, and he later settled a lawsuit with Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexual assault. He was stripped of his royal titles in October this year.
The files also include images of Bill Clinton, Mick Jagger and Michael Jackson, though no wrongdoing is suggested. Many photographs and documents are heavily redacted, prompting criticism from US lawmakers and lawyers representing Epstein’s victims.
