Glum Andrew breaks cover after unsettling pictures emerge in Epstein files

Shamed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been seen driving his car close to his Windsor home of Royal Lodge his morning – just hours after the latest release of Epstein files

Disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has broken cover and been spotted looking glum – just hours after the latest release of the Epstein files. It comes as the latest batch of documents relating to the paedophile billionaire showed images of a man who appears to be Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been pictured on all fours over a female sprawled on the floor.

In the photographs the man can be seen lurching over the woman as she lays on her back on the floor – in one his left hand is on her stomach. He is wearing a white polo shirt and jeans, and appears to be barefoot. They have no captions and it is not known where they were taken. Andrew has consistently denied the accusations against him. Just hours after the release of files last night, Andrew was seen this morning at the wheel of his car driving near his current Windsor home of Royal Lodge on his way to go horse riding.

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His outing comes as elsewhere in the document dump, screenshots and scans appear to show the former prince exchanged emails with Epstein about a “beautiful” Russian woman and invited him to Buckingham Palace.

In an August 2010 exchange, two years after Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor for prostitution, for which he served 13 months in a jail work-release programme, the financier writes: “I have a friend who I think you might enjoy having dinner with.”

In response, “The Duke” replies: “Of course. I am in Geneva until the morning of 22nd but would be delighted to see her. Will she be bringing a message from you? Please give her my contact details to get in touch.” A.” In response to a redacted email, “The Duke” says: “Great. Any other information you might know about her that might be useful to know? Like what have you told her about me and have you given her my email as well?”

Epstein then writes: “She 26, russian, clevere beautiful, trustworthy and yes she has your email.” The email account labelled “The Duke” replies: “That was quick! How are you? Good to be free?” Epstein says: “(redacted).. great to be free of many things.”

The exchange ends with “The Duke” saying: “So many opportunities that I am frustratingly not allowed to participate in. And so many that are obvious but can’t get anyone to fire on. Must come and see you sometime soon.”

In another exchange in September 2010, Epstein said he was in London, and “The Duke” replied: “I am just departing Scotland should be down by 1800. I’ll ring you when I get down if you can give me a number to ring. Alternatively we could have dinner at Buckingham Palace and lots of privacy. A.”

One email also shows Epstein was invited to Andrew’s 50th birthday party at St James’s Palace in 2010. Sent by Andrew’s then-private secretary, Amanda Thirsk, on behalf of Andrew’s former wife, the email read: “Dear Jeffrey. Beatrice, Eugenie and I (Sarah Ferguson) would love to invite you to celebrate the 50 years of Papa/Andrew.

“It will be on February 26th 2010, from 7.30pm for Drinks and for 8.30pm for Dinner, at St. James’s Palace, London. It will be suits and cocktail dresses, and you know me, mysterious mischief, so bring your presents, your presence and your humour!” Epstein declined the invite, writing back: “not able”.

The documents were released as part of the US “Epstein files” and follow a series of disclosures in December, including an email sent from Balmoral signed “A”, which asked Maxwell for “inappropriate friends”.

Epstein was found dead in his cell at a federal jail in Manhattan, New York, in August 2019 while he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide.

Andrew has faced allegations, which he strenuously denies, that he sexually assaulted a teenage Virginia Giuffre after she was trafficked by Epstein. He paid millions to Ms Giuffre, a woman he has claimed never to have met, to settle a civil sexual assault claim in 2022.

Andrew stepped down from royal duties in 2019 after an interview on BBC Newsnight, but the publication of Ms Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, and the US government’s release of documents from Epstein’s estate, brought more scrutiny over his relationship with the financier. It led to the King officially stripping his disgraced brother of both his HRH style and his prince title last year.

It comes as the King appeared to put any worries over the scandal engulfing his younger brother aside this morning as he was pictured greeting runners at Sandringham’s park run this morning. Charles, who has had to deal with the Andrew issue, was seen sharing a joke with the event’s organiser on an early morning walk.