Prince Andrew wrote to Jeffrey Epstein: ‘We’ll play again soon’

British media published an email on Sunday that once again casts a very bad light on Prince Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles III. Andrew wrote the email in 2011 to the then convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein (1953-2019). Among other things, it says: “It seems as if we are both in the same boat.”

According to the and the message was sent on February 28, 2011. The day before, a photo was made public for the first time showing Prince Andrew arm in arm with Virginia Giuffre (1983-2025), who accused Andrew of sexually abusing her three times when she was 17 years old. Prince Andrew has always vehemently denied any wrongdoing in this matter and reached an out-of-court settlement with the now deceased Giuffre.

The day after this photo came to light, Prince Andrew wrote to Epstein: “I’m just as worried about you! Don’t worry about me! It seems like we’re both in the same boat and need to be above these things. We’ll stay in close contact and we’ll play together again soon!”

The message, which The Sun said was sent from Andrew’s official email address, bears the automatic signature “HRH The Duke of York KG,” where the “KG” refers to Andrew’s status as a Knight of the Garter, a position he was awarded in 2006 and which he continues to hold despite being stripped of other titles.

What’s particularly piquant about Andrew’s email that has now become known, in addition to the sentence “We will play together again soon,” is that he stated in his infamous interview with the BBC in 2019 that he had already ended all relationships and contact with Epstein in December 2010. This statement clearly did not correspond to the facts.

Epstein was found dead in August 2019 in his prison cell where he had been awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. The death was ruled a suicide. In 2008, he pleaded guilty to initiating sexual contact with a minor, for which he was sentenced to prison in Florida.