Overview
- Newly surfaced photos show Jeffrey Epstein posing in a robe and crown in 2016 to be rendered as the chess set’s king, according to TMZ and the New York Post.
- Women in their 20s visited a New York photo shop over several months claiming to be a chess club, posing for hundreds of images used to model the remaining pieces.
- The shop produced 36 sandstone-like 3D figures, with media reports stating the commission cost about $5,000.
- Epstein reportedly arrived only at the end to be photographed as the king, and a staffer said he asked how many pieces are on a chessboard.
- Separately, UK charities including Teenage Cancer Trust, Julia’s House, Prevent Breast Cancer and The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation cut ties with Sarah, Duchess of York after publication of her 2011 apology email to Epstein.