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Photo surfaces of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson with Jeffrey Epstein

Mar 13th 2026

A newly unearthed photograph from the US Department of Justice Epstein files shows Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson sitting with Jeffrey Epstein, with no date or location provided and both men now under investigation.

  • The newly released Epstein files include the first known photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson with Jeffrey Epstein.
  • The image shows the three men in bathrobes with US flag mugs and is believed to have been taken on Martha’s Vineyard, though no date or location are confirmed.
  • A similar photo of Mandelson appears in Epstein’s 2003 50th birthday book where Mandelson called Epstein "my best pal".
  • Both men appear multiple times across the Epstein files in other images that have circulated publicly.
  • There is no suggestion that appearing in the documents implies wrongdoing.
  • Both Mountbatten-Windsor and Mandelson were arrested last month on suspicion of misconduct in public office and have been released under investigation.
  • Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of titles and asked to vacate a royal residence, while Mandelson was sacked as ambassador to Washington and resigned from the House of Lords.
  • Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologised for appointing Mandelson after 147 pages of Mandelson-related documents were released by the UK government.