A picture of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lying across row of women with Ghislaine Maxwell has been released as part of the Epstein files.
Documents relating to disgraced paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein were published on the the U.S Department of Justice’s website on Friday.
In one of the images, of which there are thousands, the former Prince – donning a black suit and bow tie – can be seen sprawled across the laps of five women, whose faces have been hidden.
Convicted sex trafficker Ms Maxwell is also stood above him, next to another woman whose face is also hidden.
It is not currently clear when or where the picture was taken – as no context has been provided with many of the images released.
Andrew has been dogged by allegations that he sexually assaulted then 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre after she was trafficked by Epstein. He has always denied the accusations.
He stepped down from royal duties in 2019 after his disastrous Newsnight interview, but the publication of Ms Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, and the US government’s release of documents from Epstein’s estate, brought more scrutiny over his relationship with the financier.
It led to the King officially stripping his disgraced brother of both his HRH style and his prince title. US politicians have criticised him for his ‘silence’ after he missed a deadline last month to respond to their request to sit for an interview about Epstein.
Other pictures released on Friday also show Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson posing for a photograph with someone on the street and talking to a woman while sat on a sofa.
A picture of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lying across row of women in photo during black-tie event with Ghislaine Maxwell has been released as part of the Epstein files
Bill Clinton was seen frolicking in a swimming pool with Ghislaine Maxwell in bombshell images from the latest Epstein files release
Former President Bill Clinton and Mick Jagger seen with a redacted woman
Epstein was also seen cozying up to Bill Clinton in the image release on Friday
Rock legend Mick Jagger was pictured enjoying a dinner with Clinton and Epstein
In both images she appears to be wearing the same outfit, although it is unclear if the photographs were taken on the same day.
Former president Bill Clinton also appeared numerous times in files, with one image showing him relaxing in a hot tub and swimming with Maxwell in a swimming pool in another.
Other high-profile names, including Michael Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Bill Clinton, Diana Ross, Mick Jagger and Richard Branson are also pictured in the files.
The trove of documents, including court records, footage and images, was uploaded on Friday night to the US Department of Justice website, which held users in a queue as it experienced an ‘extremely high volume of search requests’.
The data dump came after US deputy attorney general Todd Blanche said ‘several hundred thousand’ documents from the so-called ‘Epstein files’ would be released ahead of a legal deadline but the need to protect the sex offender’s victims meant thousands more would be released over the coming weeks.
The US Department of Justice are legally obligated to make all files related to the investigation into Epstein public by midnight on Friday following the passing of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
The paedophile financier was found dead in his cell at a federal jail in Manhattan, New York, in August 2019 while he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide.
Trump, once a close friend of Epstein, fought for months to prevent the release of the records related to the investigation of Epstein, who died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
He signed the legislation last month to ensure the release of the files, despite previously resisting disclosure and claiming the issue was a ‘Democrat hoax’.
Speaking ahead of the release, Mr Blanche told Fox News: ‘I expect that we’re going to release several hundred thousand documents today.
‘And those documents will come in in all different forms, photographs and other materials associated with, with all of the investigations into Mr Epstein.’
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A photograph of Ghislaine Maxwell pictured outside Number 10 Downing Street – the offices of the UK Prime Minister – has been released as part of the Epstein files
Epstein seen with Michael Jackson in an undated photograph
Bill Clinton and Michael Jackson smile in an undated image from Friday’s release
Explaining why there may be a delay in releasing all the files, Mr Blanche told the broadcaster: ‘What we’re doing is we are looking at every single piece of paper that we are going to produce, making sure that every victim, their name, their identity, their story, to the extent it needs to be protected, is completely protected.
‘And so I expect that we’re going to release more documents over the next couple of weeks.
‘So today, several hundred thousand and then over the next couple (of) weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more.’
