Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces a new legal threat after a second woman alleged that Jeffrey Epstein flew her to Britain for sex.
The unnamed woman says she was taken to Buckingham Palace for tea afterwards.
Her US lawyer last night issued an ultimatum to Andrew and the Royal Family to sit down and discuss the claims soon or face court action.
The woman says she was in her 20s when, at Epstein’s request, she spent a night with Andrew at his Royal Lodge home in 2010.
The claims mark the first time an Epstein accuser has alleged a sexual encounter at a royal residence.
Attorney Brad Edwards, who represents more than 200 alleged Epstein victims, told the Daily Mail: ‘I’m hoping some time this week that somebody on behalf of the Palace will reach out and say, “let’s figure this out”.’
Mr Edwards previously sued Andrew on behalf of Virginia Giuffre, who alleged she had sex with the former Duke of York in London, New York and on Epstein’s Caribbean island.
The now ex-prince settled for a reported £12million before the case went to trial but without admitting liability. He has vehemently denied the allegations.
But the spotlight is back on him once again following the release of more than three million documents related to Epstein by the US Department of Justice on Friday night.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces a new legal threat after a second woman alleged that Jeffrey Epstein flew her to Britain for sex
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor leaves his Royal Lodge home in Windsor
They included an email Epstein sent to Andrew in 2010, offering to set him up with ‘a friend’, who he said was ’26, russian, clevere [sic] beautiful, trustworthy’. It is not known if the woman in the email is the same woman making the new claims.
The file dump, which the DoJ says will be the last, also shed new light on Lord Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein.
The documents show that, while business secretary under Gordon Brown, he tried to change government policy on bankers’ bonuses at Epstein’s behest.
He was also named on bank statements showing a total of $75,000 being deposited into accounts and was said to have discussed the purchase of a £2million flat in Rio.
The former Cabinet minister said he did not recognise the bank transfers – suggesting the documents may be fake – and had never owned property in Brazil.
The Prime Minister this weekend joined calls for Andrew to travel to the US to testify to a congressional investigation into the paedophile financier, suggesting that a failure to do so would be letting Epstein’s victims down.
In an exclusive interview, Mr Edwards said of his client: ‘She was severely exploited by Jeffrey Epstein. An extension of that was the exploitation of her by Prince Andrew.
‘She’s a strong person. She wants to believe in justice but it’s very difficult in light of what she knows.
‘We need some cooperation and we need somebody with a conscience and a real desire to make things right.’
The photograph, which has been released as part of the Epstein files, apparently shows Lord Mandelson talking to a woman who is wearing a white bath robe
Lord Mandelson (pictured with Keir Starmer) was ousted as US ambassador last September after other revelations about his ties to Epstein
Lord Mandelson (left) is pictured with Jeffrey Epstein (right) and a birthday cake in an image released in December
He criticised the Royal Family for allowing Andrew to maintain he has no ability to provide compensation by stripping him of his titles in a bid to show they ‘cared about the victims’.
‘The idea they’ve stripped him of his title so they have done some victim some justice is laughable because the reality is the criminal justice system is never going to investigate or punish Andrew,’ Mr Edwards said.
‘The only justice left for any victims is the civil justice system.
‘By stripping Andrew of his ability to make up for it in dollars, they’ve stripped the victims of any chance of justice.’
When Andrew was stripped of his last titles in October, Buckingham Palace said – in the first such words to those affected – that ‘their majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been and will remain with the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse’.
In remarks that signalled a significant increase in political pressure on Andrew, Sir Keir Starmer urged the royal to give evidence before the US committee.
‘Epstein’s victims have to be the first priority,’ he said. ‘In terms of testifying, I have always said anybody who has got information should be prepared to share that information in whatever form they are asked to do that. You can’t be victim-centred if you’re not prepared to do that.’
Three months ago, when asked if Andrew should respond to Congress’s request, Sir Keir simply said it was a ‘decision for him’.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp also called on Andrew and Lord Mandelson to give the authorities ‘all the assistance they possibly can’.
