Newly unsealed court docket paperwork reveal that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor — the brother of British monarch King Charles III and previously the Duke of York — remained in touch with Jeffrey Epstein months after the convicted intercourse offender's July 2009 launch from jail, even expressing a want to “catch up in particular person.” In accordance with The Guardian, the messages had been a part of a number of emails exchanged between the pair in April 2010. These had been made public on Friday by means of a 2023 authorized case between the US-governed Virgin Islands and American multinational financial institution JPMorgan Chase.Within the correspondence, Epstein instructed that Andrew meet Jes Staley, a former JPMorgan government who was later banned from the UK banking sector for “deceptive” regulators about his relationship with the late financier. Andrew replied that he wouldn't be within the UK however deliberate to fulfill Staley “quickly,” including: “Additionally I've no instant plans to drop by New York however I believe I ought to at some stage quickly. It might be good to catch up in particular person.”Months later, Andrew and Epstein had been photographed collectively in New York's Central Park — a gathering the previous later described as a “flawed determination.” Throughout his 2019 BBC Newsnight interview, he mentioned he solely visited to finish their friendship, calling it “the hen's method” to take action by cellphone. Nonetheless, he stayed at Epstein's Manhattan mansion for a number of days. Separate court docket filings launched earlier this yr included one other message believed to be from Andrew, telling Epstein: “Preserve in shut contact and we'll play some extra quickly!!!!” The newly unsealed paperwork additionally present that JPMorgan Chase flagged over $1 billion in suspicious transactions linked to Epstein, presumably tied to human trafficking. The revelations come simply days after Buckingham Palace stripped Andrew of his remaining titles and eliminated his identify from the official roll of the peerage — a transfer broadly seen as an try and stem the injury from his ongoing scandals.Also Read | ‘Continued accusations about me distract Majesty': Prince Andrew gives up his royal titles and honoursStrain on the 65-year-old has intensified following the posthumous launch of Virginia Giuffre's memoir, which reiterated her allegations that she was trafficked by Epstein and compelled right into a sexual relationship with Andrew when she was 17. Giuffre, who died by suicide earlier this yr, maintained these claims till her loss of life — allegations he continues to vehemently deny.Also Read | Who was Virginia Giuffre? Epstein victim who dethroned Prince Andrew and shook the royal family It has additionally been reported that Andrew will obtain a one-off cost and an annual stipend to assist his transition to life as a personal citizen after leaving Royal Lodge, the place he had been residing rent-free.
