Prince Andrew has been named more frequently than any other British figure in newly released documents relating to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to US court files unsealed in New York. The documents, which run to hundreds of pages, were made public as part of a long-running civil case involving Epstein’s former associate Ghislaine Maxwell and include references to numerous high-profile individuals around the world. Among them, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, appears repeatedly in testimony, flight logs and witness statements that have been collected over several years of litigation.
The unsealed material consists largely of depositions, interview transcripts and other evidential records compiled in connection with Virginia Giuffre’s civil lawsuit against Maxwell. Giuffre, who has alleged that Epstein trafficked her for sex while she was a teenager, has long claimed that she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew on multiple occasions, an allegation he has consistently and emphatically denied. The newly released files do not amount to criminal charges against the prince or any other named individuals, but they do show how often his name surfaced in evidence gathered by lawyers and investigators working on the Giuffre case.
In documents reported by JOE and other outlets, Prince Andrew is cited across different sections of the cache, including in flight logs for Epstein’s private jet and in testimony from alleged victims and associates. One document summarising witness accounts lists him among the most frequently mentioned British figures in connection with Epstein, alongside references to social events, travel and meetings said to have taken place in London, New York and the Caribbean. While the filings vary in detail and source, his name recurs more than that of any other person from the United Kingdom, leading to headlines stating that he is the Brit “named most” in the Epstein files.
The material released this week stems from a US judge’s decision that large parts of the record in Giuffre’s lawsuit, which was settled in 2017, should be unsealed in the public interest. Many names remain redacted, but dozens of individuals are now identifiable in the papers. For Prince Andrew, whose association with Epstein has already led to the loss of his royal public duties, the documents provide a fuller picture of how extensively he featured in the testimonies gathered around the financier’s activities. However, the documents do not introduce fundamentally new allegations beyond those that have been public for several years.