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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Andrew Was Once "Considering Abdication" From Royal Family After Queen Elizabeth's Harsh Comment, Per Epstein Files

Prince Andrew wearing a black coat and looking anxious .

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor expressed his frustration about being kept out of the royal limelight in a series of emails that were released as part of the Epstein files over the weekend. The Daily Mail shared details of the message, which a friend of Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's sent to Jeffrey Epstein in 2011 after a photo of Andrew and the late sex offender walking in Central Park was published.

The female friend wrote: "'A' is sad and frustrated. Considering abdication but he's like a zoo animal, no way now for him to thrive." The message continued by alleging that Queen Elizabeth told her favorite son to seek employment. "Queen said np royal list (sic), get a job," the email read.

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