Ghislaine Maxwell sought to find ‘intelligent, pretty and fun’ women ‘from good families’ for a friend named ‘Andrew’, according to newly released emails.
The correspondence was published by the US Department of Justice in the latest tranche of documents relating to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The emails show Maxwell, who is currently behind bars in the United States, planning a trip to Peru for an unknown person saved in her contacts as ‘the Invisible Man’.
In one message sent to a contact in the South American country on March 3, 2002, Maxwell made a request for ‘two-legged sightseeing’ to make her friend ‘very happy’.
The ‘Invisible Man’ is not identified in the Epstein files but Andrew did make a six-day trip to Peru in March 2002 to celebrate his mother’s Golden Jubilee.
There is no suggestion that any illegal activity took place during the visit.
The emails from Maxwell were forwarded to Juanesteban Ganoza, who was to act as her friend’s tour guide.
She says to him: ‘I just gave Andrew your telephone no.
Andrew is pictured during a trip to Peru in March 2002. In one email, Ghislaine Maxwell made a request for ‘two-legged sightseeing’ to make her friend ‘very happy’
The former Prince Andrew pictured lying across five women. The context of the photograph remains unknown (Maxwell pictured back row, left)
In March 2002, Maxwell sent a message to ‘The Invisible Man’, forwarding a message she had sent an acquaintance
‘He is interested in seeing the Nazca Lines,’ Maxwell adds, seemingly referring to the archaeological site in Peru.
‘He can ride but it is not his favorite sport i.e. pass on the horses.’
Another line from the email reads: ‘Some sight seeing some 2 legged sight seeing (read intelligent pretty fun and from good families) and he will be very happy.
‘I know I can rely on you to show him a wonderful time and that you will only introduce him to friends that you can trust and rely on to be friendly and discreet and fun.’
Maxwell refers to A as ‘a very English sounding gentleman on the phone’.
Mr Ganoza then replies: ‘About the girls … how old is he? I doubt it that he will find someone here, but we can try.’
Responding to the invite, the Invisible Man says: ‘I am overwhelmed at the kindness and generosity of the offers that are being made for me.’
He adds: ‘As for girls well I leave that entirely to you and Juan Estoban!’
Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, but his friendship with Epstein prompted King Charles to strip him of his remaining royal titles earlier this year.
The former Prince is also due to be evicted from his 30-room mansion Royal Lodge in an unprecedented fall from grace.
An email signed ‘A’ to Ghislaine Maxwell has been included in the Epstein files
Maxwell converses with Epstein amid the picturesque surrounds of the Highlands close to Balmoral Castle
In the correspondence, the man referred to as the Invisible Man uses the email addresses ‘abx17@dial.pipex.com’ and ‘aace@dial.pipex.com’.
And one message, sent the year before the trip in August 2001, is signed off ‘A xxx’. This message also refers to being at ‘Balmoral Summer Camp for the Royal Family’.
He claims to be ‘totally exhausted’ and says ‘The Girls’ are ‘completely shattered’, before asking how Maxwell is.
He writes: ‘How’s LA? Have you found me some new inappropriate friends? Let me know when you are coming over as I am free from 25th August until 2nd Sept and want to go somewhere hot and sunny with some fun people before having to put my nose firmly to the grindstone for the Fall.’
He concludes: ‘Any ideas gratefully received! See ya A xxx’
A few days later Maxwell replies: ‘So sorry to disappoint you, however the truth must be told. I have only been able to find appropriate friends.’ She signs off her message: ‘Kisses Gx.’
The man responds on August 18: ‘Distraught!’ He adds that he lost his valet that week. ‘He had been with me since I was 2,’ the message reads.
‘I am a little off balance as not only has my office been restructured, I have left the RN and now my whole life is in turmoil as I have no one to look after me. He was a real rock and almost a part of the family.’
He adds: ‘If you have any good ideas as to how to get my mind back on track I’d be grateful for advice. See you real soon… I hope if you are coming over. A xxx’
The new disclosures come as the US Department of Justice officially requested that Andrew be ‘compelled’ to answer questions over his relationship with sex offenders Epstein and Peter Nygard.
Donald Trump defended Bill Clinton and other political enemies who were featured in the latest Epstein files drop, calling it ‘a terrible thing’
New documents released this morning include the bombshell ‘Request for Assistance’ sent to the UK Government, asking them to arrange for FBI agents to interview the then-Duke of York.
It states that there was ‘evidence that Prince Andrew engaged in sexual conduct involving one of Epstein’s victims’.
The long-awaited Epstein files were released on Friday by the Department of Justice, who posted the documents on its website and organised the material into four datasets.
Among 8,000 new documents is the suggestion that US President Donald Trump travelled on Epstein’s private jet ‘many more times than previously has been reported’, including one journey with a 20-year-old woman.
An email from a New York assistant US attorney states that Trump was listed as a passenger on eight flights between 1993 and 1996, including at least four where Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell was also present.
The email says: ‘For your situational awareness, wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump travelled on Epstein’s private jet many more times than previously has been reported (or that we were aware), including during the period we would expect to charge in a Maxwell case.’
It continues: ‘On one flight in 1993, he and Epstein are the only two listed passengers; on another, the only three passengers are Epstein, Trump and then-20-year-old [redacted].’
The new files also include hundreds of videos or audio recordings, notably surveillance footage from August 2019, the month Epstein was found dead in his jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
The DOJ posted around 11,000 links to new documents online, but some of them appeared to lead nowhere.
One photo appears to show Andrew lying across five women’s laps.
Dressed in black tie, the former Duke of York is seen laughing with Maxwell, who is standing in the background.
Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein, and said he did not ‘see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to his arrest and conviction’.
