Prince Edward has become the first member of the royal family to comment publicly following the release of documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein. Speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, the Duke of Edinburgh urged the public to 'remember the victims' of the paedophile financier.
When asked about the newly published files, Edward initially deflected, saying: 'I’m not sure this is the audience that is probably the least bit interested in that.' He added: 'I think it’s all really important always to remember the victims, and who are the victims in all this?'
The comments come days after photographs of his brother, Prince Andrew, were released showing him apparently crouching over a woman while she lay on the floor. The images are part of the latest batch of Epstein-related documents made public.
Emails included in the dump also revealed correspondence between Epstein and Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York. In one exchange, Ferguson told Epstein to 'marry her' shortly after he completed a prison sentence for soliciting a minor. The files also showed Andrew exchanging emails with Epstein about a 'beautiful' Russian woman and inviting him to Buckingham Palace, contradicting Andrew's earlier claims that he cut contact with Epstein after 2006.
