Andrew’s new Epstein humiliation is a stark warning for him – and the royals

It was a shot across the bow for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor – and a reminder that the Jeffrey Epstein story is far from over. US Representative Thomas Massie accused the former Duke of York of “committing sex crimes in the US” during a speech in Congress. The Republican Congressman said he wanted the “perpetrators” of the Epstein case to be brought to justice and reeled off a list of 14 men, including Andrew, who strongly denies any wrongdoing. Shorts It was an extraordinary moment for the former duke of York, who was accused of having sex with Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre in 2001 when she was 17 – they settled a civil battery lawsuit she brought against him. The former prince was arrested in February by Thames Valley Police on suspicion of misconduct in public office and police later said they were looking into sex trafficking as part of their inquiry. Yet the fact that an American politician was willing to go there puts Andrew on notice that he is far from past further Epstein humiliation. Andrew has already had his royal titles stripped by his brother, King Charles, who also kicked him out of his grace and favour home, Royal Lodge. Massie represents a new danger to the former duke because he has nothing to lose and is leaving office in January. He has clashed repeatedly with Donald Trump over the Epstein files to the extent that the President backed a challenger in the Republican primary in Massie’s Kentucky district earlier this year. Massie lost, meaning that he has four months left to cause as much trouble as he can, which is bad news indeed for Andrew. That could come in the form of the second part of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, or EFTA II as it is being called. Massie was instrumental in passing the first EFTA, which Trump signed into law in November and forced the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make public three million files related to Epstein. It wasn’t pretty for Andrew. Republican Representative Thomas Massie holds a redacted FBI document from the Epstein files during a House Judiciary Committee hearing (Photo: Kent Nishimura/Reuters) Writing as “The Invisible Man”, he traded jokes with Epstein’s “madam” Ghislaine Maxwell and talked to Epstein about inviting girls to Buckingham Palace. There were appalling messages from 2010, such as Epstein offering to send Andrew a 26-year-old Russian who was “beautiful, trustworthy”. In other messages from the same year, Epstein gloated about how it was “great fun” to visit Buckingham Palace to see Andrew with four women. When Epstein offered “more soon”, Andrew gushed: “Yes please!” There were also emails in which Andrew passed sensitive information to Epstein while he was serving as the UK’s trade envoy, messages which appear to have led to the British police investigation. So what can we expect from round two? If Massie has his way, then three million more files will be made public, which could throw up yet more embarrassing files related to Andrew. Such material may well be of interest to Thames Valley Police, which is leading the investigation into him in the UK. If the bill becomes law, Epstein’s victims will get the right to see unredacted files about themselves, a veritable Pandora’s box if Andrew interacted with other women in the paedophile’s orbit. The bill will also strengthen the ability for local and state prosecutors in the US to get hold of Epstein-related material from the DOJ. That will be of interest to the Truth Commission in New Mexico, a body set up by state representatives to examine Epstein and the home he had in Santa Fe. As it stands, there is no provision for forcing Andrew or anyone else outside the US to testify, but the most probably potential effect for the ex-prince is more shame and more disgrace being poured upon him. Before the files were released, Andrew was reportedly mulling a comeback of sorts and was testing the waters by attending an Easter Sunday service in 2024 with the rest of the Royal Family. But if new information were to be released in the US, it would put an end to all of that. The Royal Family has endured years of horrendous headlines focusing on the allegations surrounding the former duke and his friendship with Epstein. The King has made his feelings clear, having stripped Andrew of his titles, evicted him from his mansion, and expressed that his and the Queen’s “thoughts and sympathies have been, and remain with, the victims of any and all forms of abuse”. Any new allegations and Andrew would probably spend the rest of his days at his new home on the Sandringham estate. Either that or he goes on trial in Britain – a fate that Epstein’s survivors would be delighted to see.