PRINCE Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein they should "keep successful adjacent touch" successful an email - 2 months aft helium claimed helium chopped disconnected interaction with the paedo.
Bombshell tribunal documents person revealed caller details astir the Duke's relationship with the disgraced financier - and contradict the royal's claims.
In his infamous car-crash Newsnight interview, Andrew, 64, claimed helium severed ties with Epstein successful December 2010.
He said helium didn't spot oregon talk to Epstein aft they were pictured strolling done Central Park successful New York City soon aft the paedo was released from jailhouse for kid enactment offences.
But emails disclosed successful a filing by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) uncover helium spoke to Epstein successful February 2011.
In an email, helium told Epstein: "Keep successful adjacent interaction and we’ll play immoderate much soon."
The emails person been exposed arsenic the FCA defends an entreaty by erstwhile Barclays Bank brag James Edward "Jes" Staley.
Banking main Staley claimed helium stopped nonstop interaction with Epstein aft joining Barclays successful 2015.
But emails look to amusement helium was inactive successful interaction with the enactment offender arsenic precocious arsenic December 2017.
The narration with Epstein yet outgo him his occupation arsenic successful 2023 helium was fined £1.8 cardinal for having “recklessly misled” regulators connected his ties to the financier.
He was besides banned from holding elder absorption positions successful the fiscal services industry.
Emails antecedently revealed successful 2023 besides formed uncertainty connected Andrew's claims helium chopped Epstein off.
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On February 28, 2011, Epstein wrote to Staley: "Andrew asked for your London schedule."
Newly-released emails amusement Epstein emailed the Duke the time earlier to say: “Jes staley volition beryllium successful London connected adjacent tue afternoon, if you person time”.
Andrew responded to clarify the day and added: "Keep successful adjacent interaction and we’ll play immoderate much soon."
The royal has repeatedly denied immoderate wrongdoing successful the Epstein ungraded - claiming helium knew thing of his transgression behaviour.
Court documents revealed past twelvemonth claimed Andrew had an "underage orgy" with staying connected Epstein's backstage island.
An unnamed Jane Doe - wide understood to beryllium his accuser Virginia Giuffre - was allegedly "forced" by Epstein to "have intersexual relations" with the Duke of York.
She was allegedly told to "give the Prince immoderate helium demanded".
In 2022, Andrew settled a civilian enactment battle lawsuit with his accuser Virginia Giuffre - sparing him a humiliating tribunal conflict implicit claims helium raped and abused her erstwhile she was 17.
During his Newsnight interrogation successful 2019, Andrew told Emily Maitlis: "I ceased each interaction with [Epstein] aft I was alert that helium was nether probe and that was aboriginal successful 2006 and I wasn't successful interaction with him again until 2010."
When she asked him if determination had been immoderate contact, helium again stated: "No contact."
Maitlis added: "Did you spot oregon talk to him again?". Andrew said: "No."
Police successful Florida began investigating Epstein successful 2006, earlier helium was sentenced to 18 months successful jailhouse for soliciting a insignificant for prostitution 2 years later.
He was past recovered dormant successful his situation compartment successful a Manhattan jailhouse successful August 2019 arsenic helium awaited proceedings connected enactment trafficking charges.
Late past year, the FBI's probe into Andrew and his relationship with Epstein was "parked".
US cops paused their probe until “new grounds is presented that tin determination the lawsuit forward”.