Andrew and Mandelson have faced criticism for their links to Epstein.

13:27, Fri, Mar 13, 2026 Updated: 14:25, Fri, Mar 13, 2026

Andrew, Mandelson and Epstein

Andrew, Mandelson and Epstein (Image: DOJ)

A new photo showing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein together has been released by the Department of Justice. The photograph is believed to have been taken sometime between 1999 and 2000, several years before Epstein was jailed in 2008 for soliciting prostitution from a minor.

The image is reportedly the first confirmed photograph showing all three men together. Released as part of the newly published Epstein files, it depicts them sitting around a wooden table on an outdoor deck, drinking from mugs decorated with the US flag during what looks like a meeting in Martha’s Vineyard. Although the photo has no timestamp, it closely resembles another image from Epstein’s “birthday book,” made public last year, which also showed Mandelson—again wearing a bathrobe—alongside Epstein, suggesting it may have been taken around the same period.

Inside the book, the former UK ambassador to the US is said to have written a note to Epstein calling him his “best pal.” The release of these documents has added new detail to the connections both Mandelson and Andrew had with the convicted sex offender. However, Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing.

The newly released documents offer further insight into the connections both Mandelson and Prince Andrew maintained with the disgraced financier.

The Epstein files add more detail about the former Duke of York’s dealings with Epstein, including claims that Andrew’s team sought his help in responding to sexual‑assault allegations made by Virginia Giuffre, despite Andrew having said he cut ties with Epstein more than four years earlier.

Emails from 2010 to 2018 also appear to show that Andrew was exploring a potential business partnership with Epstein during his time serving as the UK’s trade envoy.

The newly released documents reveal the extent of Mandelson’s contact with Epstein, including emails sent on the eve of Epstein’s 2008 arrest in which Mandelson encouraged him to “fight for early release” and reassured him that “your friends stay with you and love you.”

In 2009, while Epstein was serving his 18‑month sentence, Mandelson stayed at his New York apartment, and later emails appear to show Mandelson’s husband, Reinaldo Avila da Silva, thanking Epstein for a £10,000 payment to support an osteopathy course.

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Additional messages from 2009 and 2010 suggest that Mandelson—then serving as business secretary in Gordon Brown’s government—discussed sensitive government matters with Epstein, including advance notice of a €500 billion Eurozone bailout. Following the publication of these files, Mandelson was arrested on February 23 on suspicion of misconduct in public office and subsequently released on bail.

Through his lawyers, he has said he looks forward to clearing his name.