Almost a year after Virginia Giuffre’s tragic death, a recently disclosed email appears to corroborate her claim of meeting and being photographed with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
Unearthed in the extensive collection of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice, the email from 2015 was addressed to Epstein and sent by someone identified as “G Maxwell,” likely Ghislaine Maxwell. The email’s subject was “draft statement.”
The email text reads, “In 2001 I was in London when [REDACTED] met a number of friends of mine including Prince Andrew. A photograph was taken as I imagine she wanted to show it to friends and family.”
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The identity of the person Maxwell mentioned in the email is hidden in the released document. However, Giuffre had claimed that she was coerced into sexual encounters with the former prince on multiple occasions, including at Maxwell’s London residence in 2001 when Giuffre was 17 years old – the same location referenced in the 2015 email.
Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied any wrongdoing and insisted that he never crossed paths with Giuffre. Despite reaching out to his representatives for comment, CBC News had not received a response by the time of publication.
“The significance of the email cannot be overstated,” stated Sky Roberts, Giuffre’s brother.
Following the emergence of the email, Sky and Amanda Roberts, his wife, were interviewed by BBC’s Newsnight program to share their perspective on the matter.
“I believe it is a validating moment,” expressed Sky Roberts. “However, we also aim to use this opportunity to urge people to support survivors.”
Validating Virginia
Giuffre’s book, Nobody’s Girl, published in October 2025 after her passing, provides detailed accounts of her alleged abuse by Epstein, Maxwell, and Mountbatten-Windsor.
Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison term in the U.S. for sex trafficking charges linked to Epstein, her former partner.
In another 2015 email to Epstein, Maxwell mentioned, “I have to distance myself from you in statement too. And they need me to say I was not aware of massage [with Andrew] in my house.”
Mountbatten-Windsor, in a 2019 interview with Newsnight, claimed no recollection of being photographed with Giuffre, asserting that he was not at Maxwell’s home that evening but at a Pizza Express instead.
“The authenticity of that photograph cannot be definitively proven, as it is a picture of a picture of a picture,” he mentioned during the interview. “Thus, it is exceedingly challenging to verify, but I have no memory of such a photo ever being taken.”
In 2022, he settled a civil lawsuit with Giuffre for an undisclosed donation to her charity, without admitting guilt or offering an apology.
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