Here, the Press Association looks at what we know about Andrew and his connection to Epstein and the financier’s sex trafficker girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell:Andrew’s downfall centres on his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein (Ian West/PA)– 1990sAndrew previously told BBC Newsnight he first met Epstein through “his girlfriend back in 1999”. Andrew later said he saw Epstein “infrequently”, adding “probably no more than only once or twice a year”. – 2016As part of her civil suit against Maxwell, Ms Giuffre testifies that Epstein paid her 15,000 dollars (£11,180) to have sex with Andrew. Mr Rodgers said in a testimony released in August that Epstein, Andrew and the-then 17-year-old travelled to the US Virgin Islands on April 11 2001. Andrew arriving for the Requiem Mass service for the Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral in September (Aaron Chown/PA)– 2020In January, a US prosecutor claims Andrew has “provided zero co-operation” over the Epstein sex trafficking inquiry.

Source: The Times February 09, 2026 13:08 UTC