Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor invited Jeffrey Epstein and an "enchanting" Russian model to dinner at Buckingham Palace during a trip to London, it has been revealed.
Emails unearthed from the latest tranche of the Epstein Files show the financier requested the model - a young woman named Vera - to accompany him to the palace for a private meeting.
It comes after concerns were raised last week about Epstein's ties to the Kremlin and Russian organised crime, with allegations that secret services could have used sex workers to target high profile figures.
In July 2010, Epstein first messaged Andrew to organise a meeting with Vera, aged 26, describing her as: "A great friend of mine. Very pretty. She is my future ex wife."
After Andrew complained to Epstein he had received no email response from Vera, he messaged him back with her details and added she was “expecting his call”, The Sun reports.
Another three months later, in September 2010, Epstein contacted Andrew about seeing him the following night for dinner. Andrew replied: "Great! Where do you want to go — private at BP [Buckingham Palace] or out in a private room or in a restaurant?"
Epstein later bragged to a friend in an email: “I will be having dinner at Buckingham Palace tomorrow. Want to join?”
The following day, Andrew messages Epstein: "I am just departing Scotland. Should be down by 1800. We could have dinner at Buckingham Palace and lots of privacy."
Epstein responds, “bp please” and later adds: "I want private time with you, however, I am here with Sarah Sue and Vera, should I bring them."
Andrew says: "Yes. Plenty of space here for chat! Bring them."
The next evening, Epstein follows up with: “Add one more. [redacted name] Romanian very cute."
Andrew replies: "No problem."
No further details of the palace meeting are recorded and it is not known for sure if it went ahead, but Epstein emailed Andrew the next day: "Great fun, more later."
Andrew writes: "Yes please!" and Epstein follows up with: "Anabell coming at 5… do you want to meet earlier, later, I have some ideas, slowly, slowly."
The email evidence shows Vera was paid by Epstein to attend trips in London and Paris. She previously dined with Jacob Zuma, then-president of South Africa, at The Ritz in London in March 2010, after receiving an invite from Epstein's friend Mark Lloyd.
Describing herself as "honoured" by the invitation, Vera emails Mark Lloyd to say she is Russian and has resided in London for two years, represented by a named model agency.
She goes on to describe her modelling career with stints in Paris, New York, Barcelona and Japan over the previous six years.
Later that day, Epstein brags to Peter Mandelson in an email that he has "invited a beautiful Russian" to Mark Lloyd's dinner with Zuma.
Some days later, an unnamed sender emails Epstein to lavish praise on Vera, describing her as "charming" and having "enchanted all those she met".
Later in March 2010, Epstein emailed Peter Mandelson to arrange a VIP tour of Parliament for Vera, before sending her phone number.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was last week sent packing by the Royal household, reportedly moved in the dead of night to a remote cottage on the Sandringham estate.
It came three days after the latest Epstein files revealed lurid details and questionable images, including one of Andrew hunched over an unidentified female on the floor.
He now faces intensifying pressure to testify in the US over his Epstein dealings, and there are also reports that police are also looking into incidents with other young women.
Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing and being named or pictured in the Epstein files does not in and of itself suggest wrongdoing.
