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Andrew was in New York when Virginia Giuffre claimed he sexually abused her, recordsdata present

New bombshell emails from the Epstein recordsdata present disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor requested for a “mattress for an evening” on the identical date.

New bombshell paperwork reveal Andrew’s whereabouts in April 2001 (Picture: Getty)

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was in New York on the date that his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, claimed he sexually abused her there when she was simply 17 years previous, the newly launched Jeffrey Epstein recordsdata present.

New e mail exchanges between the disgraced former prince, who was referred to both as “The Duke” or “The Invisible Man” within the bombshell recordsdata, present that he did ask Ghislaine Maxwell if he might keep at Jeffrey Epstein’s £60million Manhattan mansion in April 2001.

Andrew has denied staying on the mansion, often known as “71st”. In his notorious Newsnight interview in 2019, he stated: “I wasn’t staying there. I could have visited, however undoubtedly didn’t, undoubtedly, undoubtedly no, no, no exercise.”

Andrew reveals his itinerary to Maxwell (Picture: US DoJ)

Nevertheless, new recordsdata among the many three million paperwork launched final week by the US Division of Justice present an individual, showing to be Andrew, asking if he can keep within the lavish New York mansion after ditching a Palace aide.

On March 20, 2001, just some days after he was pictured with Virginia, then-Roberts, in London, the place the notorious picture of them was taken, Andrew gave the impression to be giving his US itinerary to Maxwell.

He stated within the e mail: “Proper then, my programme. I arrive on the ninth round lunchtime. I’ve a supper to go to at round 1900, however will probably be free previous to that. I’m staying with the British Consul that night time.

“I’ve a full day of conferences on tenth in New York after which I fly as much as Boston for the night time and a lot of the subsequent day. I will probably be free after I get again to New York on the night of the eleventh and would dearly love a mattress for the night time someplace previous to taking off to Nassau on the twelfth, Thursday. I’m going by way of Miami.

“I’ll have a workers with me, however they return from Boston on eleventh after I come again to New York. Sit up for listening to from you. Plenty of affection A. xxx PS nothing else to report from right here!”

Almost 10 days after Andrew’s go to to the mansion, he and Maxwell gave the impression to be talking a couple of new meet-up.

Maxwell’s e mail on April 22, 2001 (Picture: US DoJ)

On April 22, 2001, Maxwell advised the disgraced former Duke: “Do not know but what the plans are for these dates.

“Any visits to 71st must now I believe be condsidered public as there was an enormous article within the papers w/footage after your final go to. Maybe I’ve loved an excessive amount of solar. Who’s AKE? Glad in regards to the hospitality. I hope you’ll inform me first hand in regards to the several types of hospitality after I see you Kisses Gx.”

In line with The Solar, flight logs confirmed that Virginia flew to New York on the identical day Andrew did.

She reportedly left Florida with Epstein and flew to New York by way of Atlantic Metropolis on the US financier’s 22-seat Gulfstream.

Ms Giuffre alleged she was compelled to have intercourse with him 3 times – as soon as at Maxwell’s residence in London, as soon as at Epstein’s handle in Manhattan, and as soon as on the disgraced financier’s personal island, Little St James.

Andrew has strenuously denied all allegations in opposition to him and has claimed he has no recollection of ever assembly Ms Giuffre, regardless of settling a lawsuit together with her in 2022 for an undisclosed quantity.

Ms Giuffre took her personal life in April 2025, aged 41.

It comes as one other e mail appeared to point out that Ms Giuffre’s notorious {photograph} was actual. The household of Ms Giuffre advised the BBC that the e-mail confirmed she had been “vindicated”.

Her brother, Sky Roberts, stated: “It really does vindicate Virginia… she was not mendacity this whole time. It is a second the place we’re actually pleased with our sister.”

Her sister, Amanda, stated: “I’ve felt like a second of such overwhelming emotion as a result of I want she was right here to see this, she fought so laborious and so lengthy and he or she was nonetheless so sturdy.”

Throughout his notorious 2019 Newsnight interview, Andrew denied assembly Ms Giuffre and steered that the {photograph} or a part of it might have been faked.

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He claimed to have been at a Pizza Categorical in Woking and stated on the time: “No one can show whether or not or not that {photograph} has been doctored, however I do not recollect that {photograph} ever being taken.”

Andrew has not commented on the newest daming Epstein recordsdata, and his workplace has not responded to requests for remark.

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