Andrew last month said in an interview with the BBC’s Newsnight that he met Epstein in 1999, through Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell. While it is not disputed that Andrew met Epstein through Maxwell, some have said that they met earlier than 1999. How close were Andrew and Epstein? The same year, Epstein and the prince partied with now-US President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, his residence in Palm Beach, Florida. The following year, Andrew and Epstein went on holiday together and were pictured on a yacht in Phuket, Thailand, surrounded by topless young women.

Source: Taipei Times December 11, 2019 15:56 UTC