In 2019, Andrew told the BBC’s Newsnight programme that he had abruptly ended his friendship with Epstein in December 2010. The above email was reportedly sent in 2011.
Melania Trump, Prince Andrew, Gwendolyn Beck and Jeffrey Epstein at a party at the Mar-a-Lago club, Palm Beach, Florida, February 12, 2000. (Photo by Davidoff Studios/Getty Images)
As such, it’s hardly a surprise that Andrew has been left with no choice but to further distance himself from the Royal Family, or risk dragging the monarchy down with him.
Earlier this week Andrew himself confirmed that he would be relinquishing all his royal titles, saying in a statement released by Buckingham Palace: “In discussion with The King, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family.
