One picture shows a man who looks like Andrew Mountbatten -Windsor with a young woman on his lap.
A photograph that appears to show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with a young woman on his lap has been published by the US Department of Justice (DoJ).
A man wearing a blue shirt and grey hooded jacket with his arms around a blonde woman appears to resemble the former Duke of York.
A second photograph uncovered by The Telegraph shows the same man, this time with a different young woman standing behind him, her arms wrapped around his neck.
Both women’s faces have been redacted.
The two pictures, which are small and low-resolution, appear to have been taken in the New York dining room of Jeffrey Epstein, the paedophile and financier who died in 2019.
The undated images are among the 180,000 photographs released by the DoJ under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Mountbatten-Windsor is known to have visited Epstein’s Manhattan property for a week-long stay in December 2010.
The disgraced prince claimed in a 2019 Newsnight interview that he only made the trip because he was “too honourable” not to say goodbye to the convicted paedophile in person.
However, correspondence and other documents disclosed by the DoJ show the pair spent the trip socialising and remained in contact afterwards.
One photograph, which shows Mountbatten-Windsor on all fours leaning over a young woman, appears to have been taken in the same dining room of Epstein’s New York home during the 2010 trip.
The former duke was pictured in a similar pair of jeans to those he wore while walking in Central Park on December 2, 2010, and a distinctive red-and-white striped tablecloth can be seen on the dining table behind him.
Mountbatten-Windsor’s public downfall began when he was accused by Virginia Giuffre of sexually abusing her when she was 17 after she was introduced to him by Epstein, a claim the former prince has always robustly denied.
Last year, the King removed Andrew’s remaining royal titles. Following the release of 3.5 million Epstein files, he was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Thames Valley Police are investigating allegations that he passed sensitive information to Epstein while serving as UK trade envoy.
A number of emails released in recent months also appear to suggest that Epstein introduced Mountbatten-Windsor to young women following his 2008 Florida conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution.
In an email sent in August 2010, Epstein appears to offer to introduce the then-prince to a “beautiful” 26-year-old Russian.
In a later email, the woman appeared to confirm the meeting went ahead, telling Epstein she had an “amazing night”.
The next month, Epstein can be seen telling Mountbatten-Windsor that he would bring several women to a dinner at Buckingham Palace, including one woman he described only as “Romanian, very cute”.
Mountbatten-Windsor has been contacted for comment. He has always denied all allegations of wrongdoing.
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