NEW YORK – A photo of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lying on the laps of women is among the thousands of Epstein files which have been released by the US Department of Justice.
In the picture, convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell hovers in the background smiling at the former prince. The photo appears to have been taken in the saloon room at Sandringham, the royal estate in Norfolk.
The emergence of the photo will add to scrutiny on Mountbatten-Windsor, after he was stripped of his remaining titles and honours over his links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing. Two of the photos also show Andrew's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, in the company of women whose faces are covered by black squares. Ferguson's representatives declined to comment. Simply appearing in the photos or documents is not evidence of wrongdoing.
The heavily-redacted tranche of some of the so-called Epstein files - the long-awaited documents relating to the US Department of Justice's investigations into Epstein - were released on Friday night. The documents were highly anticipated after Congress passed a law mandating the files be released in their entirety by 19 December.
They contain photos of the interiors of Epstein's homes, his overseas travels and celebrities including US President Bill Clinton, Mountbatten-Windsor and Michael Jackson. President Donald Trump was hardly mentioned in the files. Many of those identified in other releases, including President Trump, have denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein. (BBC)
