That was at a time after Epstein had served a sentence for procuring a child for prostitution.
The latest cache of emails cast fresh light on the dinner party in 2010 thrown for Andrew, with a gathering of the rich and famous, in another example of Epstein’s networking.
US entertainment publicist Peggy Siegal emailed Epstein the following morning to say the evening was “sensational”.
Among the topics of conversation, according to the emails, was the forthcoming wedding of Prince William and Catherine, who married the following April.
“My favorite line: “So Andrew tell us about the wedding. What are you wearing?” He was not sure if I was kidding or not,” says Siegal.
Andrew, who later described it as a “small dinner party, there were only eight or 10 of us I think”, was said to have fended off requests for wedding invitations to Westminster Abbey.
Among the guests, according to the emails, were Woody Allen and his wife Soon-Yi, TV presenters Katie Couric and George Stephanopoulos, comedian Chelsea Handler and talk show host Charlie Rose.
Within days of the dinner party, details about the guests and their conversations had appeared in the US press – and the latest emails show an article being shared between Epstein and Siegal, with Epstein not happy with what seemed to have been a briefing to a journalist.
“Not good for andrew, not good for me,” Epstein emailed about the apparent insider details being leaked.
The article claimed that Couric had told Andrew she would be broadcasting from outside the wedding and asked: “If I e-mail your BlackBerry, will you give me the details on what is happening inside?”
Andrew is quoted as saying that the Royal Family were delighted with the approaching marriage and that “Kate is a terrific girl.”
Woody Allen has played down his attendance at the event for Andrew.
“Someone, a publicist, invited Soon-Yi and me to a dinner at Jeffrey’s house with one of those British royals. I can’t remember the name because I don’t follow the royals with any interest at all,” he told the Sunday Times last autumn.
But other emails in the released files show multiple exchanges between Allen and Epstein, including Allen talking to him about film makers.
“If you don’t like Bergman, which I know you don’t, that’s fine. I’m sure he’s way too sophisticated for your taste. Should I now get you the box set on Bergman’s movies?” messages Allen to Epstein.
In another exchange Allen seems to be extolling the virtues of a new iPhone. “I absolutely love this phone. Thank you, thank you, thank you,” he says to Epstein.
The latest emails also show Allen’s comments to Epstein about another dinner in December 2017.
“Thank you for dinner last night. Just so you know, in the future, food should always be served very hot; never lukewarm.;)” wrote Allen.
There is no suggestion that appearing in the documents implies any wrongdoing
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