Trending:US-Venezuela tensionsIndia U-19 vs Pak U-19Epstein filesBangladesh unrestUkraine peace planMrs Deshpande review2025: The Year in ReviewLying on laps and more...: What latest Epstein file photos reveal about ex-Prince AndrewFP Explainers • December 22, 2025, 10:48:25 ISTWhatsapp Facebook TwitterFreshly released photographs from the US Justice Department’s Epstein files have again shone a light on Andrew’s long-standing association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Taken across royal estates and elite venues, the images illustrate the depth of access Epstein enjoyed through the now ousted royalAdvertisementSubscribe Join Us+ Follow us On GoogleChoose Firstpost on GoogleGhislaine Maxwell and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor are seen in this image released by the US Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Image/US Justice DepartmentThe newly released cache of photographs from the so-called “Epstein files” has again put the long-documented association between Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and the late financier Jeffrey Epstein under the spotlight. The release by the United States Department of Justice this month offers visual evidence that further shows how Epstein and his close associate Ghislaine Maxwell moved through some of the most exclusive spaces of British royal life. The photographs do not introduce new accusations. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADInstead, they deepen the factual understanding of the scale of the relationship between the former Duke of York and Epstein, even after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor. More from Explainers Epstein Files controversy: At least 16 files disappear, over 500 pages blacked out from DoJ website Bill Clinton in a pool, little on Trump: What the latest release of Epstein files revealsTaken together, the images justify why the issue has remained so corrosive for the British monarchy and why UK’s King Charles III ultimately moved to formally sever Andrew’s remaining ties to royal life. How Sandringham is back under the lensOne of the most striking photographs in the newly released files was taken inside the saloon room at Sandringham, the UK monarch’s private country retreat in Norfolk. The image shows Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lying across the laps of five women, all elegantly dressed, while Ghislaine Maxwell stands nearby observing the scene.
