Newly Released Documents Reveal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's 2010 Invitation to Jeffrey Epstein
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Newly Released Documents Reveal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's 2010 Invitation to Jeffrey Epstein

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Recently disclosed U.S. Justice Department documents indicate that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor invited Jeffrey Epstein to Buckingham Palace in 2010, shortly after Epstein's release from house arrest.

Recently released documents from the U.S. Justice Department reveal that in September 2010, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor invited Jeffrey Epstein to Buckingham Palace shortly after Epstein's release from house arrest. In an email exchange dated September 27, 2010, Epstein wrote to Andrew: "What time would you like me... we will also need (to)... have private time." Andrew responded, suggesting dinner at Buckingham Palace with "lots of privacy." Two days later, Andrew emailed again: "Delighted for you to come here to BP. Come with whomever, and I'll be here free from 1600ish to 2000." The documents also include photographs appearing to show Andrew on all fours over a woman lying on the floor. The woman's face is obscured, and the context of the images is unclear. These revelations come after Andrew was stripped of his royal titles in October 2025 amid scrutiny over his association with Epstein.

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In September 2010, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor invited Jeffrey Epstein to Buckingham Palace shortly after Epstein's release from house arrest.

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In an email exchange dated September 27, 2010, Epstein wrote to Andrew: 'What time would you like me... we will also need (to)... have private time.' Andrew responded, suggesting dinner at Buckingham Palace with 'lots of privacy.'

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The documents also include photographs appearing to show Andrew on all fours over a woman lying on the floor. The woman's face is obscured, and the context of the images is unclear.

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These revelations come after Andrew was stripped of his royal titles in October 2025 amid scrutiny over his association with Epstein.

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