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New Epstein Emails Show Andrew Shared UK Trade Briefings, Prompting Palace Concern

The disclosures raise questions about his conduct as trade envoy under UK confidentiality rules.

Overview

  • Newly released DOJ emails appear to show Andrew forwarding official trip reports in November 2010 and sending a Christmas Eve 2010 briefing on Helmand Province investment opportunities to Jeffrey Epstein.
  • The correspondence appears to contradict his 2019 Newsnight claim that he cut contact after December 2010, including a 9 February 2011 message saying he had visited a private equity firm and “thought of you.”
  • Kensington Palace said the Prince and Princess of Wales are deeply concerned by the continuing revelations and that their thoughts remain focused on the victims.
  • King Charles has accelerated Andrew’s relocation to Sandringham and, according to reports, will privately fund his accommodation and a modest stipend as part of efforts to contain the fallout.
  • UK trade envoy guidance stresses a duty of confidentiality over sensitive commercial and political information, and then–business secretary Vince Cable said he was unaware of any prior sharing of Afghan investment details.