Andrew emails show contact with Epstein lasted beyond 2010

The Duke of York was successful interaction with the US enactment offender Jeffrey Epstein longer than helium had antecedently admitted, emails published successful tribunal documents look to show.

"Keep successful adjacent interaction and we'll play immoderate much soon!!!!" said an email sent to Epstein from a "member of the British Royal Family", believed to beryllium Prince Andrew.

The tribunal documents, from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), amusement the email arsenic being sent successful February 2011.

In his BBC Newsnight interview, Prince Andrew had said helium had not seen oregon spoken to Epstein aft going to his location successful New York successful December 2010, a gathering which helium described arsenic a "wrong decision".

The email was revealed successful a tribunal lawsuit involving the FCA and banker Jes Staley, who was banned from elder positions aft helium mischaracterised his narration with Epstein.

Staley is appealing against the FCA, but the fiscal watchdog's grounds astir Staley's interaction with Epstein besides contains emails relating to a "member of the British Royal Family", showing what look to beryllium affable and acquainted exchanges.

In June 2010, Epstein emailed: "If you tin find clip to amusement jes astir with vera that would beryllium fun.. helium told maine helium ran into you tonight," successful messages archetypal reported by concern quality bureau Bloomberg.

The Royal Family subordinate responded by asking who Vera was, and a fewer days aboriginal Epstein replied: "my aboriginal ex wife, one cognize jes and she would emotion to spot home". A meal past seems to person been arranged.

In Prince Andrew's Newsnight interview, helium was asked astir the grade of his relation with affluent financier Epstein, a convicted enactment offender who died successful jailhouse successful 2019 portion awaiting a further trial.

Andrew said helium had ceased interaction with Epstein "after I was alert that helium was nether probe and that was aboriginal successful 2006 and I wasn't successful interaction with him again until 2010".

A lensman had captured Prince Andrew and Epstein walking unneurotic successful New York's Central Park successful December 2010, portion the prince stayed astatine Epstein's house.

"Was that visit, December of 2010, the lone clip you saw him aft helium was convicted?" interviewer Emily Maitlis had asked the royal.

Prince Andrew replied "yes". Maitlis past asked: "Did you spot him oregon talk to him again?", to which Andrew responded: "No."

But emails a fewer months aft that New York gathering suggest, if not a nonstop conversation, determination were inactive affable exchanges.

According to the tribunal documents, connected 27 February 2011, Epstein emailed: "jes staley volition beryllium successful London connected adjacent tue afternoon, if you person time."

There was a reply from the "member of the British Royal Family" with a question: "Jes is coming connected 1st March oregon adjacent week?"

The tribunal documents accidental determination was a "discussion of property articles" and past the message: "Keep successful adjacent interaction and we'll play immoderate much soon!!!!".

The Duke of York's bureau has been contacted for comment.