Newly released emails from Ghislaine Maxwell to an individual signing off as 'A' and 'The Invisible Man' contain details that point to Prince Andrew, according to analysis of the correspondence. The emails, part of a large document dump by the US Department of Justice related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, include references to Balmoral, a burnt toast incident, and the death of a valet.
In one message from August 2001, 'A' writes from Balmoral, mentioning exhaustion from activities with 'the Girls' and asking: 'Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?' Newspaper reports confirm Prince Andrew was at the royal estate that month with his daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, aged 13 and 11, and that a nurse burnt a slice of toast while making breakfast for Princess Margaret.
Another email from 'A' expresses distress over the death of his valet of many years, Michael Perry, who died in his sleep. Reports from 2001 noted Prince Andrew was 'devastated' by Perry's death. The email also references leaving 'the RN'—interpreted as the Royal Navy—which the prince did in July 2001.
Maxwell replied to the request for 'inappropriate friends' with: 'I have only been able to find appropriate friends.' The exchange then shifts to a planned trip to Peru, with 'A' responding to a forwarded message from 'Juan Estoban Ganoza' about seeing the Nazca Lines. The forwarded message is the only time the name 'Andrew' appears directly, stating 'I just gave Andrew your telephone no.' Prince Andrew did visit Peru in March 2002 as a trade envoy.
Prince Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing related to Epstein, saying in October: 'I vigorously deny the accusations against me.' The emails are the latest in a series of disclosures that have intensified scrutiny of his association with Maxwell and Epstein.
