Newly released documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files appear to show Prince Andrew asking Ghislaine Maxwell to arrange meetings with 'inappropriate friends'. The emails, dated 2001 and 2002, are part of the largest disclosure yet of materials related to the convicted sex offender.
The correspondence, signed by a person identified as 'A', includes an email from Andrew to Maxwell on 16 August 2001 asking: 'Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?' Maxwell replied a day later, stating she had only been able to find 'appropriate friends'. In further exchanges, Maxwell forwarded messages about arranging trips to Peru with 'girls', asking for 'friendly and discreet and fun' companions.
The files also reveal that the FBI sought to question Andrew about his links to another sex offender, Peter Nygard. Emails show Britain's Metropolitan Police contacted the FBI last month about ongoing investigations related to Andrew's association with Epstein. US lawyers claimed 'various factual inaccuracies' in a statement provided on Andrew's behalf.
Other disclosures include references to Donald Trump, with a senior US attorney claiming Trump was on a flight with Epstein and a 20-year-old woman in the 1990s. Trump has consistently denied wrongdoing. The release also featured redactions that could be removed through simple techniques.
Andrew has previously denied accusations against him, stating in October: 'I vigorously deny the accusations against me.' He has since been stripped of royal titles and faces ongoing scrutiny over his relationship with Epstein, including an undated photo showing him with Virginia Giuffre, then 17.
