In the serene seclusion of Balmoral Castle, the royal family’s cherished Scottish retreat, a bombshell email from 2001 has surfaced, shattering illusions of innocence. Signed simply as “A” and penned amid exhausting daily activities at what the sender called “Balmoral Summer Camp for the Royal Family,” the message pleads with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell: “Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?”
Newly unsealed Jeffrey Epstein files reveal this chilling exchange, where intimate details—from a recent Royal Navy retirement to a valet’s death and a planned Peru trip—align eerily with Prince Andrew’s life at the time. Maxwell’s teasing reply only deepens the intrigue: she could only find “appropriate” ones.
As these revelations reignite scrutiny over Andrew’s ties to Epstein’s world, one question lingers: what else do the thousands of pages hide?
In the serene setting of Balmoral Castle, the British royal family’s cherished Scottish retreat, a series of emails from 2001 and 2002 have surfaced in the latest unsealing of Jeffrey Epstein files, casting fresh scrutiny on the ties between Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor—formerly known as Prince Andrew—and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.
The correspondence, part of a massive release of over 11,000 pages by the U.S. Department of Justice on December 23, 2025, includes messages sent from an alias “The Invisible Man” and signed simply as “A.” On August 16, 2001, the sender writes from “Balmoral Summer Camp for the Royal Family,” describing exhausting daily activities and mentioning that “The Girls” are tired, likely referring to his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie. The message then asks Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking: “How’s LA? Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?”
Maxwell replies teasingly: “So sorry to disappoint you, however the truth must be told. I have only been able to find appropriate friends.”
Although the sender is not named explicitly, numerous details align precisely with Mountbatten-Windsor’s life at the time. He retired from the Royal Navy—referred to as “RN”—in July 2001. His longtime valet died shortly before the email, an event mentioned in the correspondence. Contemporary reports confirm he was vacationing at Balmoral with his daughters that summer. The “Invisible Man” alias has been linked to the “Duke of York,” his former title, in Epstein’s contacts.
Further emails from 2002 reveal Maxwell coordinating a trip to Peru, forwarding messages about arranging meetings with “girls” described as “intelligent, pretty, fun, and from good families.” One forwarded note specifies “two-legged sight-seeing” and emphasizes discretion. Mountbatten-Windsor made an official visit to Peru in March 2002.
Major outlets, including the BBC, The Guardian, The New York Times, and CNN, have widely concluded that the correspondent is almost certainly Mountbatten-Windsor based on these corroborating details.
The 2001 Balmoral email was sent months after allegations by Virginia Giuffre that she was trafficked and forced to have sex with Mountbatten-Windsor when she was 17—claims he has vehemently denied. In 2022, he settled a civil lawsuit with Giuffre out of court without admitting liability.
Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied any wrongdoing in his association with Epstein and Maxwell, stating that he vigorously rejects accusations against him and did not witness or suspect improper behavior. His representatives have not commented on this latest release. The documents also reference U.S. authorities seeking to interview him in 2020 as a potential witness or participant in Epstein-related events, though no charges were ever filed.
These revelations deepen long-standing questions about the extent of Mountbatten-Windsor’s involvement in Epstein’s circle. Stripped of his royal titles, military affiliations, and public duties years ago, he has lived in relative isolation from the royal family. Buckingham Palace maintains a clear distance from the ongoing controversy.
The unsealed files provide further insight into a complex network involving high-profile figures, highlighting the close personal interactions that persisted despite emerging concerns about Epstein’s activities. While the emails do not directly prove criminal conduct, they underscore the depth of the relationship at a pivotal time.
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