In the latest batch of documents released in Epstein’s files are email exchanges between Ghislaine Maxwell and someone signing “A”, whose email address is filed as the “Invisible Man” and believed to be the former Duke of York, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
ABC News has not confirmed that it is Mountbatten-Windsor. However, there are strong indications that it is indeed Mountbatten-Windsor.
In one of the messages, from August 2001, “A” says she is “at Balmoral summer camp for the royal family” and then asks Maxwell if she has “found me some inappropriate new friends.” Andrew was at Balmoral at the time, according to newspaper reports at the time.
In this Aug. 4, 2017, file photo, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, attends a sporting event in London.
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Two days later, Maxwell responds and tells “A”: “I’m so sorry to disappoint you. [sic] You, however, must tell the truth. I have only been able to find appropriate friends,” he wrote and closed: “Kisses. GRAM”
In another message apparently involving the former Prince, “A” tells Maxwell that his valet has died and that he has just left the “RN”, an apparent reference to the Royal Navy. Andrew left the Royal Navy in July 2001 and, according to The Guardian, newspapers reported at the time that Andrew’s valet had died.
“You probably wouldn’t know it, but I lost my valet on Thursday. He died in my sleep. He had been with me since I was 2,” reads “A”‘s message to Maxwell, “I’m a little unbalanced because not only was my office restructured, but I left nursing and now my whole life is in crisis because I have no one to take care of me. He was a real rock and almost a part of the family. If you have any good ideas on how to think again.” clue, I would appreciate some advice,” wrote “A”.
“See you very soon… I hope you come,” the message concludes, and is signed “A, xxx.”
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, U.S., on December 19, 2025, as part of a new trove of documents from their investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. US Department of Justice/Handout via REUTERS
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In a third message made public by the Justice Department on Tuesday, Maxwell sends “A” a message from another person discussing possible activities for a trip to Peru in early 2002, which included another reference to searching for girls.
“I doubt I’ll find anyone here, but we can try,” writes the Peruvian contact, suggesting other activities like water skiing and horseback riding on the beach.
“A” responds to Maxwell that “I would love to do them all, but I’m afraid there isn’t enough time!
“As for the girls, I leave that entirely to you” and to the Peruvian contact, “A” wrote.
Andrew made an official visit to Peru in March 2002.
ABC News asked the Palace, which had previously said it was no longer representing Andrew, about the messages.
The Palace officially declined to comment, but referred ABC News to the statement published at the time its titles were removed: “The King and Queen’s ‘thoughts and deepest sympathies have been, and will continue to be, with the victims and survivors of each and every form of abuse.'”
ABC has also attempted to contact a representative of the former prince.
