"Many unanswered questions remain about the relationship between Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor - formerly Prince Andrew - and Jeffrey Epstein, but the former royal once said they were introduced by Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell, the British socialite who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex-trafficking underage girls for Epstein after pleading not guilty, and Mountbatten-Windsor are understood to have enjoyed a close friendship in the '90s and early 2000s, when they were regularly spotted together on the New York and London social scenes."
"It was also in the early 2000s that Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre alleges Epstein and Maxwell made her sleep with the then-prince on multiple occasions when she was 17. Giuffre, who died by suicide in April 2025, sued Mountbatten-Windsor in 2021 over allegations he sexually assaulted her at Maxwell's London home, at Epstein's New York home, and on Epstein's private island. Mountbatten-Windsor has long denied the allegations, saying he doesn't recall ever meeting Giuffre. Still, in 2022, they reached a settlement for an undisclosed amount."
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office amid renewed scrutiny of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. He was previously stripped of royal patronages, military roles and royal titles. Mountbatten-Windsor has said that Ghislaine Maxwell introduced him to Epstein. Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex-trafficking underage girls for Epstein after pleading not guilty. Virginia Giuffre alleged that Epstein and Maxwell made her sleep with Mountbatten-Windsor multiple times when she was 17 and sued him in 2021. Mountbatten-Windsor denied recalling ever meeting Giuffre, and he reached a 2022 settlement for an undisclosed amount. Giuffre died by suicide in April 2025. Reports indicate Maxwell and Mountbatten-Windsor had a close friendship in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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