Buckingham Palace Dinner: Epstein Took Romanian Model to Meet Prince Andrew
Freshly disclosed documents have ignited a firestorm of controversy, alleging that the late financier Jeffrey Epstein escorted a young Romanian model to a private dinner with Prince Andrew at Buckingham Palace. The revelations, stemming from files published by the US Department of Justice and uncovered by the Mail on Sunday, have prompted urgent demands for the Metropolitan Police to launch a criminal investigation into the Duke of York's associations.
Intimate Gathering at the Palace
The dinner reportedly took place on September 27, 2010, while Queen Elizabeth II was residing at Balmoral. According to the documents, Prince Andrew initially organised an intimate gathering for Epstein and three women identified only as Sarah, Sue, and Vera. However, in a last-minute alteration, Epstein emailed Andrew at 6.41pm that evening, instructing him to 'add one more' and describing the additional guest as 'Romanian, very cute'.
The model, who was in her early twenties at the time, first met Epstein at Ghislaine Maxwell's residence in Belgravia before being chauffeur-driven to the royal palace. The precise events of that evening remain shrouded in mystery, but correspondence from the following morning offers a glimpse into the aftermath.
Revealing Email Exchanges
The unnamed Romanian woman thanked Epstein for what she termed a 'once-in-a-lifetime experience'. Epstein's reply was both revealing and unsettling: 'You were not going to go because of you didn't like your jeans [sic] and Andrew thought beautiful. No man looks at your clothes, they see through them.'
Minutes later, Epstein emailed Prince Andrew directly, stating simply: 'Great fun, more later.' Andrew's response was a brief: 'Yes please!' The woman has not publicly commented on whether she considers herself a victim of Epstein's activities, and Buckingham Palace has declined to comment on the matter.
Mounting Pressure for Police Investigation
These new details have significantly intensified calls for law enforcement to re-examine Prince Andrew's connections. Royal biographer Andrew Lownie has been vocal, stating: 'We have lots of stories now of women being taken to Andrew and I think there are strong grounds for the Met to reopen their case. The Palace does have visitor logs and it needs to launch its own investigation into security at Royal palaces and whether the law was broken. It should be passing this information to law enforcement.'
The model appears to have entered Epstein's orbit in 2008 while she was a student in Bucharest. Subsequent emails suggest the convicted paedophile financed her travels to Florida and Paris, and covered expenses such as her rent and dental bills. Furthermore, Epstein reportedly assisted her in securing a professional opportunity through British multimillionaire Lyndon Lea, describing her as a 'good friend, former high fashion model from Romania, business school degree, anxious to start a real job… I'm sure she will excel'.
Broader Context and Ongoing Probes
This incident is not isolated. Prince Andrew is already the subject of another police review, with Thames Valley Police examining an allegation that Epstein dispatched a woman to the UK for a sexual encounter with Andrew at Royal Lodge. This marks the first instance where an Epstein victim has claimed such an event occurred within a royal residence.
It is crucial to note that mere inclusion in the Epstein files does not constitute evidence of wrongdoing. Andrew has consistently denied any misconduct, including vehemently refuting Virginia Giuffre's allegation of a sexual encounter at Maxwell's London home in 2001.
Nevertheless, the emergence of these specific details concerning a Buckingham Palace dinner, held just over a year after Epstein's release from prison, raises profound questions about the extent of courtiers' knowledge regarding his activities within royal properties and the safeguarding protocols in place.
