Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lobbied on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein during an official visit to the United Arab Emirates with Queen Elizabeth II, newly released emails claim.
The former Duke of York, who was the UK’s trade envoy at the time of the visit, messaged Epstein after meeting Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the foreign minister of the UAE, in November 2010.
The email read: “Hey! You are in big time. He thinks you are great and would like to introduce you to Sheikh Mohammed [sic], the Crown Prince.
“I will discuss further and report back.”
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor appears to have lobbied for Jeffrey Epstein during a State Visit to the United Arab Emirates
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The email was signed by someone known as “A” and came from an address labelled “The Duke”.
On the date the email was sent, Andrew was on a State Visit to the UAE with the late Queen, Prince Philip, and the then Foreign Secretary William Hague.
Later that day, it appears Epstein replied to the email, suggesting that they all go on holiday together.
The email reads: “Ask Abdullah for a date when we can all go on vacation. I am also willing to return to Abu Dhabi.”
There is no evidence Sheik Abdullah ever went on vacation with Epstein or knew about his crimes.
The revelation comes after emails revealed that Andrew’s aide, David Stern, received emails from Epstein about a “beautiful friend” that the disgraced former royal “might want to meet for a dinner”.
The revelations came form the latest batch of Epstein files that were releases last week
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No further contact appears to have taken place regarding whether Andrew met Epstein’s friend.
Other documents allegedly suggested that Mr Stern also invited the paedophile to a dinner at Windsor Castle in 2017, nearly a decade after he was convicted of child sex offences.
It was revealed last week that in April 2010, a separate file appeared to show an email exchange between Epstein and Andrew, with the paedophile telling the former prince he had “a friend who I think you might enjoy having dinner with”.
The pair disclosed dates she would be in London, the documents appear to show.
He said she’s 26, Russian, “beautiful, trustworthy and yes she has your email”.
Andrew allegedly responded: “Of course. I am in Geneva until the morning of 22nd but would be delighted to see her.”
He continued: “Will she be bringing a message from you? Please give her my contact details to get in touch.”
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The email is signed off with: “A – HRH The Duke of York KG.”
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has always strongly denied any wrongdoing.
There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by Sheikh Mohamed or Sheikh Abdullah.