Prince Andrew Met Epstein While He Was Under House Arrest: Report

Prince Andrew met Jeffrey Epstein while the disgraced financier was under house arrest for sex offenses, newly unearthed emails suggest—despite Andrew’s insistence that he had met Epstein only once after his release from jail, when the royal had traveled to New York in December 2010 to reportedly break off their friendship. The Mirror reports that court papers in a civil case brought by the U.S. Virgin Islands government against JPMorgan Chase in New York show Epstein and Andrew had lunch in June 2010 while Epstein was under a 12-month house arrest order and that they had kept in touch with each other. The Mirror reports that in an email sent on June 14 that year, Epstein told a banker: “Andrew just sat next to me at dinner. We will try to connect this week…” In his infamous 2019 BBC Newsnight interview, Andrew said he had “ceased contact” with Epstein when it was revealed he was “under investigation” for soliciting and procuring a minor for prostitution, for which Epstein was convicted and subsequently jailed in 2008 for 13 months. Asked in that interview if the December 2010 New York visit was the only time he had seen Epstein after his conviction, Andrew replied: “Yes, yeah.” The Mirror said Andrew had been approached for comment.