Newly released photos are showing former British royalAndrew Mountbatten-Windsorin a compromising position.
Innew files released by the U.S. Department of Justicein relation to the investigation of convicted sex offender and accused sex traffickerJeffrey Epstein, the former Prince Andrew is seen kneeling on all fours over an unidentified woman on the ground.
In the latest photos, released Jan. 30 and shared online,King Charles III'sbrother is bending over and touching the waist of a fully clothed woman's stomach while she is on the floor. In a second photograph, Andrew is on his hands and knees, crouching over the woman, whose face has been redacted.
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, the disgraced royal has became a source of embarrassment for his brother King Charles III following a 2019 TV interview in which Andrew defended his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He was stripped of his military titles in 2022 and senior royal status, shuffled off into retirement after being sued by Virginia Giuffre, an American woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was 17. Now, Andrew is renouncing his royal titles and honors amid continued scrutiny over his Epstein connections, despite denying all allegations against him. Look back at his life in the royal family, including here as Andrew arrives for the Requiem Mass service for Katharine, Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral on Sept. 16, 2025, in London." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Prince Andrew and King Charles III leave following a funeral service for Katharine, Duchess of Kent." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Sarah, Duchess of York, and ex-husband Prince Andrew arrive for the Requiem Mass service for Katharine, Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral on Sept. 16, 2025, in London." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Prince William, Prince Andrew and Princess Kate leave following a funeral service for the Duchess of Kent." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
A photo of Prince Andrew hangs on the wall where British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets U.S. President Donald Trump at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 28, 2025, in Turnberry, Scotland." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Copies of the biography "Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York" by Andrew Lownie about Prince Andrew are displayed on the day of its release at Waterstones' flagship store in London on Aug. 14, 2025." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Prince Andrew reacts as he greets members of the public gathered outside of Balmoral Castle on Sept. 10, 2022, two days after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died at the age of 96." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Prince Andrew attends a commemoration service at Manchester Cathedral marking the 100th anniversary since the start of the Battle of the Somme on July 1, 2016, in Manchester, England." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Prince Andrew attends the London Global African Investment Summit at St James' Palace on Dec. 1, 2015, in London." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Prince Andrew listens to President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China speaks during the Lord Mayors banquet at The Guildhall on Oct. 21, 2015, in London. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Prince Andrew speaks with military personnel during a reception at the Honourable Artillery Company following the Afghanistan service of commemoration at St. Paul's Cathedral on March 13, 2015, in London." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Prince Andrew laughs during a reception with business leaders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 22, 2015. Prince Andrew spoke at the Davos annual meeting to "reaffirm" official denials of claims he had sex with an underaged girl employed by American billionaire and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Prince Andrew attends a luncheon in Hong Kong in March 2006. As United Kingdom's representative for International Trade and Investment, Prince Andrew visited China for four days to promote trade and investment links. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Queen Elizabeth II stands next to her son Prince Andrew as they listen to speeches during a visit to Imperial College in London on June 24, 2004. They officiated at the opening of the new Tanaka Business School." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> See disgraced royal Prince Andrew's life of affluence in the monarchy
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, the disgraced royal has became a source of embarrassment for his brother King Charles III following a 2019 TV interview in which Andrew defended his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He was stripped of his military titles in 2022 and senior royal status, shuffled off into retirement after being sued by Virginia Giuffre, an American woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was 17. Now, Andrew is renouncing his royal titles and honors amid continued scrutiny over his Epstein connections, despite denying all allegations against him.Look back at his life in the royal family, including here as Andrew arrives for the Requiem Mass service for Katharine, Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral on Sept. 16, 2025, in London.
The DOJ did not provide additional information on the photos, including when and where they were taken. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, while announcing the release of the files at a press conference at the department in Washington, D.C., Jan. 30, acknowledged the release would include redactions.
Emails among the3 million pagesof newly released materials showed Andrew allegedly maintained regular contact with disgraced financier Epstein for more than two years after he was found guilty of sex crimes.
Epstein, the convicted sex offender who died in a Manhattan jail in 2019 while awaiting a federal sex-trafficking trial, rubbed shoulders with some of the world's richest and most powerful people, includingformer President Bill ClintonandPresident Donald Trump. Both men have denied any wrongdoing, and neither has been charged.
UK prime minister calls on Andrew to testify on Epstein
After the photos were released,United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on Andrew, who was stripped of his royal titles in October, to comply with U.S. lawmakersif they request he testify about his relationship to Epstein.
"Anybody who has got information should be prepared to share that information in whatever form they are asked to do that," Starmer told reporters on Jan. 31 while answering questions about Andrew, adding "you can't be victim-centered if you're not prepared to do that."
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Starmer said whether the former royal should apologize is "a matter for Andrew," according tomultiplemedia outlets.
Andrew stripped of royal title in October
Andrew, whowas stripped of his royal titlein October andpushed out of his homeat Royal Lodge after reports of his association with Epstein, has appeared in multiple pages and images within the files the U.S. government has released about Epstein since last fall. He wasousted as a senior royalthree years prior.
Virginia Roberts Giuffre, a prominent Epstein accuser, alleged she was sexually abused by the former royal multiple times as a 17-year-old.
In 2022, Andrew made an undisclosed payment to settle a lawsuit brought in the United States by Giuffre, who died by suicide in April, months before thepublication of her memoirin October. Andrew, 65, has alwaysdenied Giuffre's account.
In November 2025, several U.S. lawmakers intensified their calls for Andrew to appear before a congressional committee investigation into Epstein. The disgraced financier died by suicide while in custody awaiting trial in 2019.
Contributing: Josh Meyer, USA TODAY;Reuters
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