The picture was among the thousands of Epstein<\/a><\/strong> files by the US Department of Justice.<\/p>\n It shows Andrew lying across the laps of several women whose faces have been redacted.<\/p>\n Looking on and laughing is Ghislaine Maxwell<\/a><\/strong>, Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend.<\/p>\n The photo was taken in the stately saloon room at Sandringham House in Norfolk.<\/p>\n Image: Although the image is undated, we know Andrew organised a shooting weekend in 2000 for Ghislaine’s birthday.<\/p>\n It is a picture of intimate access to the inner royal sanctum.<\/p>\n Sandringham is a private royal retreat, and no one is invited here by chance.<\/p>\n Royal biographer, Andrew Lownie, said royal residences were used as “party places” by Andrew.<\/p>\n Image: “Epstein and Ghislaine took advantage of this,” he said. “They went to Balmoral, Sandringham and Windsor \u2026 This showed people just how close they were to the Royal Family.”<\/p>\n There’s no suggestion the wider family knew Epstein, but the timing is deeply awkward. This week Sandringham will once again host the Royal Family’s traditional Christmas gathering.<\/p>\n And the King will deliver his Christmas message to the country and Commonwealth.<\/p>\n Andrew isn’t invited to Sandringham and will be spending Christmas elsewhere. The Norfolk estate will soon become his new home; it’s understood the move will happen in the first quarter of next year.<\/p>\n Image: For years, Andrew let Epstein and Maxwell into his privileged world.<\/p>\n They were guests at the 18th birthday party of his daughter, Princess Beatrice.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong> Another photo released in the files shows Andrew, Epstein and Maxwell at Royal Ascot, a firm fixture in the royal calendar.<\/p>\n Epstein and his former girlfriend are also photographed at another shooting party, possibly at Balmoral.<\/p>\n Image: We know the pair were once guests at the Scottish castle, pictured in the same lodge loved by the late Queen.<\/p>\n Mr Lownie said the pair enjoyed “extraordinary” access.<\/p>\n “It just shows how close Andrew was to them… for them to be socialising in these very private residences,” he added.<\/p>\n Andrew’s association with Epstein has cost him his royal roles, titles, and his beloved home.<\/p>\n He has always strongly denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n Image: The images and documents released and revealed in the Epstein files contain graphic and traumatic content.<\/p>\n It is harrowing and retraumatising for Epstein’s victims.<\/p>\n And what continues to shock – is how a man like Jeffrey Epstein had proximity to the Royal Family. And why Andrew let it happen and stayed friends with him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Sandringham photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the Epstein files has resurfaced at a particularly uncomfortable moment for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":649595,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[5105,7710,519,448],"class_list":{"0":"post-649594","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-royal","9":"tag-royal-families","10":"tag-royal-family","11":"tag-royals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Prince](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/skynews-prince-charles-king-charles_7115910.jpg\")
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\n Prince Charles, now King Charles III, in the same room at Sandringham with Prince Edward in 1969. Pic: PA<\/p>\n![\"Andrew](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/skynews-andrew-prince-windsor_7067570.jpg\")
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\n Andrew at the Royal Family’s Christmas Day service on the Sandringham estate in 2022. Pic: Reuters<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/skynews-king-charles-birthday_7081848.jpg\")
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\n A photo of the King at Sandringham released to mark his 77th birthday last month. Pic: @MilliePilks\/Sandringham Estate<\/p>\n
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\n Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell hunting, date unknown. Pic: US DOJ<\/p>\n![\"Sandringham](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/skynews-sandringham-estate_6889710.jpg\")
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\n Sandringham Estate, Norfolk. Pic: PA<\/p>\n