First picture emerges of Andrew, Epstein and Mandelson together
An image of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Peter Mandelson and paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein has been unearthed for the first time.
The picture shows the former Prince along with Mandelson, ex-UK ambassador to the US, wearing bathrobes.
Epstein is seen sitting with them at the table, and it is believed to be the first known photograph of the three together.
No time or date is given for the photograph, but ITV News understands it was taken in Martha’s Vineyard.
The image also appears similar to others in Epstein’s ‘birthday book’ which also showed Mandelson in a bathrobe with the financier.
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That photo was taken between 1999 and 2000, before Epstein was imprisoned in 2008 from soliciting prostitution from a minor.
The US Department of Justice has released three million documents as part of the Epstein files, including 180,000 images.
Due to the sheer quantity, many images are still being unearthed.
Meanwhile the UK government has released tens of thousands of documents regarding Mandelson’s links to Epstein.
In a section entitled ‘Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein’, the report said: ‘… Epstein appeared to ‘maintain a particularly close relationship with Prince Andrew, the Duke of York and Lord Peter Mandelson, a senior member of the British government’.
It was revealed that Mandelson was given a £75,000 severance payout as Sir Keir Starmer removed him from his position, but he asked for a much larger number.
He fought to have his entire work contract as US Ambassador – a sum which would have been well above £500,000 – before being fired.
Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones told MPs that the due diligence report on Lord Mandelson ‘did not expose the depth and extent’ of his relationship with Epstein.
The files also found that Sir Keir Starmer was warned that appointing Mandelson came with risks.
One note said: ‘If anything goes wrong, you could be more exposed as the individual is connected to you personally.’
Jonathan Powell, NSA, found the appointment process of Lord Mandelson ‘weirdly rushed’ and ‘unusual’.
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