Duke’s past with evil paedophile pal Epstein
Mid 1990s The Duke of York is introduced to Epstein through his friendship with Ghislaine Maxwell. 1999 Andrew hosts Epstein and his entourage at Balmoral. April 2000 Andrew and Maxwell are seen on holiday with Epstein at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. June 2000 Epstein and Maxwell attend party at Windsor Castle hosted by the Queen to mark Andrew’s 40th birthday. December 2000 Andrew throws a birthday party for Maxwell at Sandringham. Epstein is present. Christmas 2000 Andrew leaves the Royal Family’s annual gathering to join Maxwell and Epstein in Thailand for New Year’s Eve. March 2001 Epstein’s “sex slave” Virginia Giuffre is flown to London to meet Andrew and he is pictured with his arm around her waist. Giuffre claims they had sex which Andrew vehemently denies. 2006 Epstein is charged with multiple counts of unlawful sexual acts with a minor. 2008 Epstein is sentenced to 18 months in jail, serves 13 and is released into house arrest. June 2010 A 2023 civil case presents evidence Andrew dined with Epstein. Emails also show they were in contact. December 2010 Andrew meets Epstein and is pictured with him in Central Park, New York. January 2015 Andrew is named in US court documents related to Epstein. Palace denies impropriety. July 2019 Epstein arrested on charges of child sex trafficking. August 10, 2019 Epstein commits suicide in jail awaiting trial. November 2019 Andrew delivers car-crash Newsnight interview over his friendship with Epstein. August 9, 2021 Duke sued by Ms Giuffre who claims he abused her at 17. Days later, he denies this. December 30, 2021 Ghislaine Maxwell is found guilty of sex trafficking, procuring and grooming minors for Epstein. March 2022 Prince Andrew agrees to a multimillion-pound settlement with Ms Giuffre. January 2024 Prince Andrew is named in court documents relating to Epstein after a judge ordered the release of previously sealed case files. The court papers include a detailed witness statement from Johanna Sjoberg, who claimed Prince Andrew groped her at Epstein’s house in New York.