❓WHAT HAPPENED: An email purportedly from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, referencing “inappropriate friends” has surfaced in the latest release of Jeffrey Epstein files by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Ghislaine Maxwell, Virginia Giuffre, and deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The email, dated August 2001, reportedly originated from Balmoral, Scotland, during one of the Royal Family’s summer retreats. The DOJ released it at the end of December along with thousands of pages of Epstein materials.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I am up here at Balmoral Summer Camp for the Royal Family… Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?” – Email attributed to “A xxx.”
🎯IMPACT: The release adds further scrutiny to Andrew’s connections with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, is facing renewed scrutiny following the release of an email referring to “inappropriate friends” that emerged in the latest batch of Jeffrey Epstein files made public by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
The email was sent in August 2001 from the address “abx17@dial.pipex.com” to Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime associate and accomplice. It was signed “A xxx” and included the line: “I am up here at Balmoral Summer Camp for the Royal Family.” The British royals traditionally spend part of August at Balmoral, their private estate in Scotland. Media reports have not been able to confirm that the email address belonged to Andrew, however.
The message continued: “How’s LA? Have you found me some new inappropriate friends? Let me know when you are coming over as I am free from 25th August until 2nd Sept and want to go somewhere hot and sunny with some fun people before having to put my nose firmly to the grindstone for the Fall.” It ended: “Any ideas gratefully received! See ya A xxx.”
Maxwell’s reported reply read: “So sorry to disappoint you, however the truth must be told. I have only been able to find appropriate friends.” She signed off: “Kisses Gx.”
The email’s release has added to the longstanding controversy surrounding Andrew’s relationship with Epstein and Maxwell. Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre accused Andrew of raping her when she was a teenager, allegations he has consistently denied. Giuffre stated in court filings, media interviews, and her memoir Nobody’s Girl that Epstein and Maxwell trafficked her to London, New York, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, where she said she was made to have sex with Andrew over several months beginning in March 2001. She said she feared death if she refused. Andrew settled Giuffre’s New York civil lawsuit in 2022 while denying liability.
In recent years, Andrew’s public role has continued to diminish. In December 2024, he withdrew from a Royal Family pre-Christmas lunch amid controversy linked to an alleged spy scandal, a move widely seen as an effort to limit further damage to the monarchy. In recent weeks, King Charles III formally stripped his younger brother of his royal titles and honors, and he began using the name Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, citing the need to step back from royal life while reiterating his denial of all allegations.
Image via Royal Navy Media Archive.
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