It has been revealed that Prince Andrew hosted Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Harvey Weinstein at Royal Lodge.
Epstein, Maxwell and Weinstein were at the 30 room royal residence – where the former Duke of York continues to live for free – for Princess Beatrice‘s 18th birthday party in 2006.
While it had previously been reported that the trio attended the masked ball at Windsor Castle, it was not known that they were hosted by Andrew at his home.
It is understood that Epstein, Maxwell and Weinstein visited Royal Lodge ahead of the main party.
In the image, the trio can be seen wearing fancy dress, Weinstein – who is currently serving a 16 year prison sentence for the sexual assault and rape of multiple women – is wearing coat and tails.
Epstein is dressed up in US military uniform clutching a wine glass while Maxwell can be seen wearing a feathered boa mask while grinning for the camera.
The visit came two months after an arrest warrant was issued for Epstein for the sexual assault of a minor.
He was subsequently arrested in Florida eight days after the party.
In the picture taken at Royal Lodge Harvey Weinstein is wearing a coat and tails while Jeffrey Epstein is dressed up in US military uniform clutching a wine glass and Ghislaine Maxwell an be seen wearing a feathered boa mask while grinning for the camera
Prince Andrew relinquished his titles earlier this month as he faced fresh scrutiny for his links to Epstein
During his infamous 2019 Newsnight interview, Andrew was asked why he invited Epstein to his daughter’s birthday party.
He replied: ‘Certainly I wasn’t aware when the invitation was issued what was going on in the United States and I wasn’t aware until the media picked up on it because he never said anything about it.’
The revelation that Andrew hosted Epstein and Maxwell at Royal Lodge, which has been verified by BBC News, is the most recent visit to a royal residencies the convicted sex traffickers are known to have taken in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
An image of Epstein and Maxwell at Balmoral was released by prosecutors during Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial.
The image, which shows the pair relaxing at a cabin thought to be the porch of the Queen’s log cabin on the Balmoral estate, is believed to have been taken in 1999 when Prince Andrew reportedly invited the couple to the royals’ private Highland estate.
In 2000 Andrew hosted a birthday event for Maxwell at Sandringham where Epstein was also a guest.
And in 2002, Maxwell was given a private tour of Buckingham Palace in 2002.
During the tour she was pictured sitting on the monarch’s throne alongside the disgraced actor Kevin Spacey who has faced several allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment.
Epstein and Maxwell relaxing at a cabin thought to have been taken in 1999 when Prince Andrew reportedly invited the couple to Balmoral
Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir on display in London. Ms Giuffre claimed in her memoir that Andrew had sex with her on three separate occasions including on one occasion with Epstein and ‘eight other young girls’
Earlier this month, Andrew relinquished his titles as he faced fresh scrutiny for his links to Epstein and following the posthumous publication of Virginia Giuffre’s memoir.
Ms Giuffre claimed in her memoir that Andrew had sex with her on three separate occasions including on one occasion with Epstein and ‘eight other young girls’.
Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and in 2022 he reached an out of court financial settlement with Ms Giuffre.
On top of this, Andrew has faced further criticism for after it emerged he had kept in contact with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein longer than he previously admitted to.
Focus has since turned to Andrew’s residency at Royal Lodge, with some MPs eager to debate the issue in Parliament.
The King’s brother is in talks about leaving the 30-room Grade II listed mansion voluntarily following public outcry over his ‘peppercorn’ rent, but is reluctant to give up his residence of more than 20 years.
Reports have since suggested King Charles may pay Andrew out of his own pocket to leave Royal Lodge, from which he cannot be legally evicted.
Last weekend, the Mail on Sunday revealed that Prince Andrew allegedly asked his taxpayer-funded Met bodyguard to dig up information on Ms Giuffre, passing on her date of birth and social security number – claims he denies.
In an autobiography which has been published posthumously tells the full story of how she was recruited by Maxwell to be Epstein’s sex slave.
The Mail on Sunday also revealed Epstein introduced Andrew to another woman he had abused for years, although there have been no allegations about Andrew’s conduct towards her, and that the financier bankrolled Sarah Ferguson for more than 15 years.
A palace source told the paper the allegations were ‘very serious and of grave concern’ and ‘should be examined in the proper and fullest ways.’
Ms Giuffre, who took her own life earlier this year, claimed that paedophile Epstein trafficked her to London and forced her to have sex with the prince, allegations Andrew has repeatedly and vehemently denied.
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