Prince Andrew of the United Kingdom reportedly maintained contact with the American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for a longer period than he admitted, according to the BBC citing emails from court documents. Andrew and Epstein were known to be close friends.
An email sent by a “member of the British royal family” stated, “Stay in close contact and we will play some more soon!!!!” It is believed to refer to Prince Andrew, the BBC reports. The email was sent in February 2011.
In a 2019 interview with BBC’s Newsnight, Prince Andrew claimed he had not spoken to or seen Epstein after December 2010. During the interview, he also mentioned a medical condition that he said makes it difficult for him to sweat, which he used to assert his innocence of sexual misconduct with a minor.
Source: NOS