“I just gave Andrew your telephone no. He is interested in seeing the Nazca Lines. He can ride but it is not his favorite sport ie pass on the horses,” she wrote.
“Some sight seeing some 2 legged sight seeing (read intelligent pretty fun and from good families) and he will be very happy. I know I can rely on you to show him a wonderful time and that you will only introduce him to friends that you can trust and rely on to be friendly and discreet and fun.
“He does not want to read about any trip in the papers whom or what he saw. Call me if you have any questions – otherwise you can expect a very English sounding gentleman on the phone to call up and say hi. I told him it would be best if he made his plans directly with you.
This photograph – redacted and released by the U.S. Department of Justice – shows Andrew laying across several people’s laps with Maxwell standing nearby.Credit: AP
“The only part that I am jealous about is that he will get to see you and that he will be in Peru and have you as his tour guide for a day.”
Then-Prince Andrew visited Peru just days later on a trip associated with Queen Elizabeth II’s golden jubilee. Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied wrongdoing and has not publicly commented on the release of the latest files. He quit his public duties five years ago and in October was stripped of his royal titles and honours.
The latest documents appeared in a large trove of new material released by the US Department of Justice to comply with laws requiring the full release of the so-called Epstein files.
Epstein, who was convicted of child sex offences in a 2008 plea deal, died in jail awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in 2019. Maxwell was convicted and is serving a 20-year prison sentence.
The Trump administration has been criticised by Democrats and some Republicans for failing to release all the files by the December 19 deadline, and for the large number of redactions in the released material. Trump, who was friends with Epstein in the 1990s and early 2000s, appeared relatively infrequently.
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The Justice Department said on Wednesday (AEDT) it had released nearly 30,000 pages of documents related to the criminal investigation into Epstein.
“Some of these documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election,” the department said.
“To be clear: the claims are unfounded and false, and if they had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponised against President Trump already.
“Nevertheless, out of our commitment to the law and transparency, the DOJ is releasing these documents with the legally required protections for Epstein’s victims.”
When contacted for comment, the White House referred to the Justice Department’s statement.
Donald Trump and his now-wife, Melania, with Epstein and Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, in 2000.Credit: Getty
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