Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor—the former British prince—has been pictured on all fours over what appears to be a woman in the latest Epstein files release.
Newsweek has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.
Why It Matters
The images are part of more than three million documents, photographs, and videos made public in the latest U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) release.
Photos involving the former prince have reignited questions that have shadowed him for years, even as he maintains his long-standing denials, and has already been stripped of his royal titles.
What To Know
Newly released documents from the DOJ—part of the vast tranche known as the Epstein files—include photographs that appear to show Mountbatten-Windsor crouched on all fours over a woman lying on the floor.
The three photographs show a man believed to be Mountbatten-Windsor leaning over a woman sprawled flat on her back with her arms outstretched.
He is barefoot, wearing jeans and a white polo shirt, while another unidentified person appears seated in a leopard‑print chair in the background.
Officials have released no details on the circumstances surrounding the pictures, and there is no indication of wrongdoing.
Three photos in the cache show Andrew on all fours over a woman, with two of the images appearing to show him touching her abdomen and another capturing him looking directly at the camera.
The DOJ provided no contextual notes with the images, nor any timeline.
Alongside the photographs, email exchanges between Epstein and the former prince from 2010 reappear throughout the newly published files. These include messages in which Epstein proposed introducing him to a “beautiful, trustworthy” 26‑year‑old Russian woman, and other exchanges in which Andrew appeared to offer Epstein “lots of privacy” at Buckingham Palace.
Andrew has consistently denied wrongdoing in connection with the financier.
The release marks the most substantial public disclosure of Epstein‑related evidence to date, with the DOJ confirming that tens of thousands of items—many redacted to protect private individuals and victims—remain under review.
In December 2025, an earlier tranche of DOJ files included a photo that appeared to show Mountbatten-Windsor lying across the laps of women, with Epstein’s long-time associate Ghislaine Maxwell in the background.
The DOJ said its public production may include items submitted by the public that are false or “fake,” and that reviewers were instructed to limit redactions to protect victims and their families, while not redacting notable individuals and politicians
What People Are Saying
The DOJ said in a statement: “More than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images are included in today’s additional publication. Combined with prior releases, this makes the total production nearly 3.5 million pages released in compliance with the Act.”
It added: “Through the process, the Department provided clear instructions to reviewers that the redactions were to be limited to the protection of victims and their families.
“Some pornographic images, whether commercial or not, were redacted, given the Department treated all women in those images as victims. Notable individuals and politicians were not redacted in the release of any files.
“This production may include fake or falsely submitted images, documents or videos, as everything that was sent to the FBI by the public was included in the production that is responsive to the Act.
“Some of the documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election. To be clear, the claims are unfounded and false, and if they have a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already.”
What Happens Next
Mountbatten-Windsor will face ongoing public and media scrutiny even as he repeatedly denies wrongdoing and despite the fact that he has settled previous civil claims without admitting liability.