![Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, is seen at the Easter Mattins Service at Windsor Castle on March 31, 2024, and [inset] lying across the laps of five women at Sandringham while Ghislaine Maxwell stands behind him in an undated image released by the U.S. Department of Justice as part of the Epstein Files in December 2025.](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/86160239/2b00b019ee461d1a644edb960ce77a665ed423cd18459d9920bb3971e3d2074c)
Overview
- The U.S. Department of Justice released a large new tranche of Epstein records and says more than a million additional files could be disclosed in the coming weeks.
- Emails in the release show Ghislaine Maxwell seeking “two‑legged sightseeing” for a man named Andrew during a 2002 Peru visit, with other messages signed by “A” or “The Invisible Man,” though some identities are not conclusively established and no illegality on the trip is alleged.
- DOJ documents state that documentary evidence suggests Andrew had knowledge that Maxwell recruited females for Epstein and others, while he continues to deny wrongdoing.
- U.S. prosecutors and the FBI sought a voluntary, or if necessary compelled, UK-facilitated interview with Andrew regarding both Epstein and convicted sex offender Peter Nygard, noting he had traveled to Nygard Cay, and the request said he was not a target.
- UK police responses varied as Surrey Police said they are seeking FBI information to assess unproven allegations referenced in the files, and survivors including Marina Lacerda urged authorities to question or prosecute Andrew, who settled with Virginia Giuffre in 2022 without admitting liability.