Epstein sent US woman to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s estate; Lawyer says victim later visited Buckingham Palace
A second Jeffrey Epstein accuser claims she was sent to Britain for a sexual encounter with ex-Prince Andrew, as newly released US Justice Department documents revive scrutiny of the former royal’s links to the late financier.
Allegations surrounding the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein have once again placed Britain’s disgraced royal Prince Andrew under intense scrutiny, after a second woman accused Epstein of sending her to the United Kingdom for a sexual encounter with the former prince. The claim, reported by the BBC, has emerged amid a fresh release of documents by the US Justice Department, reopening public debate over Andrew’s long-questioned links to Epstein.
According to a US lawyer representing the woman, the alleged encounter took place in 2010 at Andrew’s residence on the Windsor estate, west of London, when the woman was in her twenties. The lawyer said the trip to Britain was arranged by Epstein, who at the time was already a convicted sex offender.
Alleged encounter at Windsor and Buckingham Palace visit
Brad Edwards, a lawyer at the Florida-based firm Edwards Henderson, told the BBC that after spending the night with Andrew, his client was allegedly given a tour of Buckingham Palace.
“We’re talking about at least one woman who was sent by Jeffrey Epstein over to Prince Andrew,” Edwards said.
He added that there had been communications between his client and Andrew prior to the alleged meeting and confirmed that he is considering filing a civil lawsuit on her behalf. Edwards, who reportedly represents more than 200 survivors of Epstein abuse, did not immediately respond to requests for further comment.
Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein.
Claims follow release of new Epstein documents
The new allegation surfaced shortly after the US Justice Department released a substantial tranche of previously undisclosed Epstein-related material. Among the documents were photographs described as showing Andrew kneeling over a woman lying on the floor, as well as emails exchanged between Epstein and the then-prince in 2010.
Those emails reportedly included proposals for Andrew to dine with a “beautiful, trustworthy” 26-year-old Russian woman, adding to the renewed pressure on the former royal.
Even before the latest claim, the document release had reignited calls for Andrew to cooperate with American authorities. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that Andrew should accept requests to testify before the US Congress in relation to Epstein’s crimes.
Echoes of earlier accusations by Virginia Giuffre
The latest account comes more than a decade after allegations by another Epstein accuser, Virginia Giuffre, first entered the public domain. Giuffre, a US and Australian citizen who died by suicide last year, had alleged that she was trafficked by Epstein to have sex with Andrew on three occasions, including twice when she was 17.
Andrew reached a multi-million-pound settlement with Giuffre in 2022 without admitting guilt. Following renewed attention to her claims, King Charles III stripped his brother of his remaining royal titles and honours late last year.
Andrew had already withdrawn from public duties in 2019 after a widely criticised television interview about his association with Epstein.
A relationship that outlived Epstein’s conviction
Critics have long pointed to Andrew’s continued association with Epstein even after the financier pleaded guilty in Florida in 2008 to soliciting a minor for prostitution. Epstein died by suicide in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal charges related to sex trafficking of minors.