New York Post

Jeff’s twisted ‘trophy’

- By ISABEL VINCENT

Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein showcased a photograph of a smiling Prince Andrew “like a trophy” at his Palm Beach mansion — even as the royal denied he was a regular visitor there.

The framed image of the beleaguere­d prince in a military uniform sat on a table alongside a photo of the billionair­e himself, according to Britain’s The Sun.

“This is incredibly damaging for Prince Andrew because it shows how highly Jeffrey prized his friendship with a senior member of the Royal Family,” a source told the outlet.

Other photos found at the sprawling, since-demolished mansion include one of Epstein and former gal pal Ghislaine Maxwell in matching kilts. Maxwell is now in custody at the federal Metropolit­an Detention Center in Brooklyn, awaiting her Nov. 29 trial on sextraffic­king charges.

The undated photograph shows Maxwell beaming at Epstein inside Scotland’s Skibo Castle.

Maxwell also appears in a racier photo from 2013 — on a motorcycle wearing faded blue jeans and a black leather jacket with a snake tattoo visible on her lower back.

Epstein committed suicide in a Manhattan lockup in August 2019.

The financier was being held without bail pending trial on child sex-traffickin­g charges.

Witnesses claimed in the Sun that Andrew, 61, spent “weeks at a time” at the mansion where Epstein was accused of bringing underage girls for massages and sex.

Maxwell is accused of recruiting teenagers, in some cases from local high schools, and escorting them to the house, which had a private massage room. The girls were paid to give Epstein massages and later sexually abused, according to court papers.

Epstein’s Palm Beach home, which included 170 feet of beach frontage, was torn down in April.

The vacant land was sold for $25.8 million to venture capitalist David Skok, according to reports. Skok is a partner at private-equity firm Matrix Partners.

Skok purchased the waterfront property through a trust, property records show. The seller was realestate developer Todd Michael Glaser, who bought the compound for $18.5 million in March, according to records. Glaser and his partners demolished the existing house and listed the vacant lot for $29.95 million.

Prince Andrew is currently fighting a lawsuit from Virginia Giuffre, 38, who claims he sexually assaulted her when she was under 18.

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