Connection that lasted for decades

1990s Prince Andrew meets Jeffrey Epstein through Ghislaine Maxwell.

1999 Andrew hosts Epstein and his entourage at Balmoral.

2000 Andrew, Maxwell and Epstein stay at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida.

March 2001 Andrew pictured with Virginia Giuffre in London in photo reportedly taken by Epstein.

2005 Parents of girl, 14, tell police in Florida that Epstein had molested her.

2006 Epstein charged with unlawful sexual acts with a minor.

2007 Epstein agrees to admit two felony prostitution charges if he and accomplices get immunity from federal sex trafficking charges that could have sent him to prison for life.

2008 Epstein gets 18 months’ jail and serves 11 months.

December 2010 Andrew parties with Epstein at his New York mansion.

January 2011 Pictures emerge of Andrew and Epstein in Central Park. The prince quits as UK trade envoy.

January 2015 Andrew named in US court documents related to Epstein. Buckingham Palace says sex allegations are “false”.

July 2019 Epstein arrested for child sex trafficking, accused of paying dozens of girls as young as 14 to engage in sex acts with him.

August 10, 2019 Epstein commits suicide while in jail awaiting trial.

September 20, 2019 Buckingham Palace “emphatically” denies Andrew had sexual contact with Giuffre.