Jeffrey Epstein Email Validates Former Prince Andrew-Virginia Giuffre Photo

Newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein appear to contradict former Prince Andrew’s long-standing claim that a photograph showing him with Virginia Giuffre was fabricated. In the 2011 messages, Epstein wrote that Giuffre, who has accused Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of sexually abusing her when she was 17, had “her picture taken with Andrew,” adding that several of his employees had as well.

The correspondence, made public by the House Oversight Committee, suggests Epstein acknowledged the authenticity of the photo that has become central to the scandal surrounding the disgraced royal. Andrew, who has denied ever meeting Giuffre, has insisted the photo was doctored, while Epstein’s former associate Ghislaine Maxwell has also claimed it is fake.

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