Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has fallen deeper into the Epstein email storm, with newly released correspondence from sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein mentioning the royal’s name and a massage.
A UK news outlet published details of a 2015 email where Epstein’s “Madame”, socialite Maxwell, said she had been told to say she was not aware of a “massage” in her London home.
“I have to distance myself from you in a statement too,” Maxwell allegedly said in the email, according to The Sun.
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“And they need me to say I was not aware of massage w/andrew in my house.”
Maxwell’s house, a flat in Belgravia, is the location where a photo of Andrew and Virginia Giuffre was allegedly taken.
In the email exchange, Epstein reportedly replied: “I am on the phone with another attny (sic) getting you an answer.”
The exchange is likely to put even more pressure on Buckingham Palace as calls for further scrutiny into the relationship between Andrew and Epstein, including around his relationship with Giuffre.
Andrew has attempted to distance himself from Epstein and Maxwell as speculation over the nature of his relationship with the couple continues to run rampant, sometimes in peculiar ways.
In Andrew’s train wreck 2019 BBC Newsnight interview, the royal said he did not recall meeting Giuffre.
He admitted he had been to Maxwell’s Belgravia. The then-Prince said he had only ever been downstairs, where the dining room was, specifying he had never gone up the staircase.
He claimed no one in his team could verify if the photo of Andrew, Maxwell and Guiffre was legitimate.
A 2011 email from Epstein that surfaced last week claimed: “Yes, she (Giureffe) was on my plane, and yes she had her picture taken with Andrew, as many of my employees have.”
Giuffre, before her death, claimed that “massage” to Epstein and Maxwell, along with those in their sick network of trafficking paedophilia, was code for sex.
The 2015 email’s language had caught the attention of many.
In the email, Maxwell does not say a massage didn’t take place. Instead, stating Maxwell needed to “say I was not aware of massage w/andrew in my house”.
A sourced told The Sun: “She says she has been told to say that she was not aware that it took place.”
“This is going to heap further pressure on Andrew and increase the pressure on him to answer questions.”
The latest email, which names Andrew, comes after he was stripped of his royal title and kicked out of the Royal Lodge.
Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, are still living at the property. Reports suggest they will move out in the new year.
The former Prince of York has been summoned to the US to answer to a congressional committee, something this is unlikely to eventuate.
“Well-documented allegations against you, along with your longstanding friendship with Mr Epstein, indicate that you may possess knowledge of his activities relevant to our investigation,” a summons to Andrew said.
The request, made by members of the Democratic Party, gave Andrew until November 20 to reply.
Survivors and the family of Giuffre issued a letter to the US Congress pleading that they vote for justice and support the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
“We write to you as the family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, and as fellow survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and their co-conspirators,” the letter said.
“You have the ability to vote to release the Epstein files, and with it, deliver a promise the American people have awaited for far too long. We implore you to do so.
“Several weeks ago, when a few brave survivors stood before you and recounted their harrowing stories, many of you were shaken to your core. We urge you, when you cast your vote, please do not forget the horror you felt that day.
“There is no middle ground here. There is no hiding behind party affiliation. The testimonies you heard are just a fraction of the unimaginable suffering endured by more than a thousand victims alike.
“Epstein and Maxwell’s crimes exposed a double standard of justice, where rich and powerful men and women evade repercussions. Despite years of work to bring them to justice, most of Epstein and Maxwell’s co-conspirators remain completely free, continuing to amass power and prestige, living without apparent shame.”
If you or someone you know needs help, contact 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732), or Sexual Assault Counselling Australia on 1800 211 028.
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