Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor shamelessly pestered Jeffrey Epstein to let him stay in his multi-million-pound homes while the paedophile was on house arrest after being jailed for child sex abuse.
The then-Prince repeatedly sent the prolific sex offender gushing emails asking to use the disgraced financier’s luxury properties in Paris and New York.
He even appeared to approach Epstein for use of his homes on behalf of the former Duchess of York, the embarrassing emails released in the latest tranche of files by the US authorities reveal.
The messages show the former Duke of York, who has been stripped of his titles over his links to Epstein, also took advantage of the billionaire’s private cars and drivers during his stays.
Just six weeks after Epstein was released, after serving a 13-month sentence for soliciting a child for prostitution in 2009, Andrew emailed him out of the blue with the subject heading ‘Paris’ asking for a free three-night stay.
Acknowledging that it has been ‘far too long’ since they last spoke, Andrew made small talk before writing: ‘I have to go to Paris this coming weekend,11h to 14’ Sept, and I remember that you have an apartment in Paris and was just wondering if I might be allowed to use it for the weekend?
‘This is a private weekend and I am already booked into a hotel but on the off chance that you would allow me to use your apartment it would be great from a number of perspectives.’
He then adds: ‘If this is either inappropriate or unavailable then I apologise for asking.’
Emails suggest Andrew shamelessly pestered convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to stay in his properties in Paris and New York on multiple occasions. Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein walk together in Central Park on December 5, 2010
Epstein’s home in New York, where Andrew stayed during his visit in December 2010. The latest batch of emails show the former Prince wanted begged Epstein to stay there more
In the embarrassing for shamed Andrew, he is pictured leering over an unidentified woman in what seems to be Epstein’s New York mansion
The late sex offender, who was on house arrest at his mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, replied ‘of course’ before offering the royal use of his car and driver.
An effusive Andrew responded saying: ‘Dear J, Thank you so very much for your hospitality.’
Just months later in November 2009, Andrew emailed Epstein, asking again to use his Parisian apartment the following weekend.
‘The reason for my email is not only to wish you a happy Thanksgiving but I have just had notification of a requirement to be in Paris during the weekend of 4th to 6th December.
‘Please may I stay in your beautiful apartment again?’ he writes.
He later wrote to the paedophile to thank him for allowing him to stay at his ‘wonderful apartment’ in the French capital.
It is not known how many times Andrew stayed at the red-panelled property on the exclusive Avenue Foch.
The luxury apartment is where Peter Mandelson was pictured in his underwear and also were dozens of clips showing Epstein receiving private dances from young women were recorded.
However, there is no suggestion of wrongdoing by the duke at the property.
Other emails show his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson also utilised the sex offender’s vast property portfolio.
In one email, after receiving a message from Epstein about his birthday in February 2010, Andrew responds with yet another request, this time from Ms Ferguson and regarding his 21,000 sq ft New York mansion.
Referring to ‘S’ – often used to represent M Ferguson in emails between the men – he writes: ‘PS. S asks: can she stay in your wonderful home in New York this week?’
The then-Prince Andrew also went on to stay at the 40-room, seven-storey property with Epstein for nine days later that year when the pair were famously pictured together in Central Park.
Epstein also appears to have arranged accommodation for Ms Ferguson during an earlier trip to New York.
Writing on Sept 7, 2009, Epstein copied Ms Ferguson into an email to his staff saying: ‘Please organize at least one apt for sarah ferguson, she might need one for staff as well.’
Ms Ferguson also appeared to ask for Epstein to put up her goddaughter Laura McGowan, then 22, saying she ‘needs a bed in New York’ in 2010.
In another message later that year, allegedly from the former duchess, reads ‘A bed in one of those apartments I stayed in? Just a thought..’
Previously unearthed emails also showed Ms Ferguson visited Epstein at his Palm Beach home just five days after he was released from prison taking Beatrice and Eugenie with her.
The then-Prince repeatedly sent the prolific sex offender gushing emails asking to use the disgraced financier’s luxury properties in Paris and New York. This photo of Peter Mandelson in his underwear with an unidentified woman was taken in Epstien’s Paris apartment
Mandelson visited the paedophile financier’s Paris apartment – and Andrew wanted to stay too
The 8,000 sq ft flat enjoys eight bedrooms and 16ft-high ceilings but took years to sell and went for £2million less than expected
Last October, the King stripped Andrew of all his remaining titles – despite the former Prince vehemently denying wrongdoing- and forced him out of his Windsor home, Royal Lodge.
The latest revelations will heap fresh humiliation on Andrew as calls for an investigation into his activities intensify.
Buckingham Palace has said it is ‘ready to support’ police in any investigation related to the former prince while the King issued an unprecedented statement expressing his ‘profound concern’ at mounting allegations against his brother.
It comes as detectives probe claims that Andrew leaked confidential data to Epstein when he was the UK’s trade envoy.
