Member of the British Royal Family and second son of Queen Elizabeth II. Introduced to Jeffrey Epstein through Ghislaine Maxwell around 1999. Visited Epstein properties in New York, Palm Beach, and the U.S.
Virgin Islands on multiple documented occasions. Appears on 26 flight log entries aboard Epstein aircraft, frequently alongside Maxwell, Sarah Kellen, and Lesley Groff. In 2001, photographed with his arm around then-17-year-old Virginia Giuffre at Maxwell London townhouse, one of the most recognizable images in the Epstein case.
Giuffre alleged in sworn court declarations that she was trafficked to Andrew on three occasions: in London, New York, and on Epstein private island. Andrew denied all allegations. In a November 2019 BBC Newsnight interview, he claimed he had visited a Pizza Express in Woking on the date Giuffre alleged the London abuse occurred, and that a Falklands War injury left him unable to sweat, claims met with widespread public incredulity.
Stepped back from royal duties November 20, 2019. The U.S. DOJ stated Andrew provided zero cooperation with its investigation.
Giuffre filed a civil lawsuit under New York Child Victims Act in August 2021; it settled February 2022 for a reported 12 million dollars with no admission of wrongdoing. Had 8 phone numbers listed in Epstein black book. The January 2026 DOJ document release of 3.5 million pages identified Andrew among 150-plus named individuals and revealed previously classified FBI investigative materials about his conduct.
Stripped of all remaining royal titles and patronages in October 2025, legally now Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. On February 19, 2026, became the first modern British royal to be arrested, taken into custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office relating to alleged forwarding of confidential trade envoy documents to Jeffrey Epstein in 2010. Faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment if convicted on that charge.