First photograph of Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson collectively | EUROtoday

The first recognized image exhibiting Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Jeffrey Epstein, and Peter Mandelson collectively has been uncovered.

Showing the three males sat round a desk sporting bathrobes whereas consuming out of mugs printed with the US flag, the picture is known to have been taken in Martha’s Vineyard, as initially reported by ITV News.

It has been dug out from a tranche of paperwork launched by the US Department of Justice as a part of the Epstein recordsdata. The image was reportedly taken between 1999 and 2000, though no precise time or date has been given.

The picture is believed to have been taken earlier than Epstein was imprisoned in 2008 for soliciting prostitution from a minor.

Both Mr Mountbatten-Windsor and Lord Mandelson have just lately come below renewed scrutiny over their ties to the paedophile financier. In February, the previous prince was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public workplace after allegations had been made in opposition to him over sharing delicate data with Epstein throughout his time as a UK commerce envoy.

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Days later, Lord Mandelson was additionally arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public workplace over claims he shared confidential authorities data with the disgraced financier throughout his time as enterprise secretary.

Emails from 2009 seem to point out Lord Mandelson move on an evaluation by Gordon Brown’s adviser of potential coverage measures, together with an “asset sales plan”.

He additionally appeared to debate a tax on bankers’ bonuses and ensure an imminent bailout package deal for the euro the day earlier than it was introduced in 2010.

Both males had been launched pending additional investigation and strongly deny all allegations.

Sir Keir Starmer has additionally come below strain to clarify his resolution to nominate Lord Mandelson as US ambassador regardless of warnings over his ties to Epstein. Lord Mandelson was sacked from the position final yr due to his hyperlinks to Epstein, and later stepped down from the House of Lords.

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On Monday, the UK authorities launched the primary batch of paperwork regarding Lord Mandelson’s appointment after MPs ordered their launch following questions over how the peer was vetted.

The file exhibits the prime minister was given warnings over the “reputational risk” posed by Lord Mandelson’s appointment, however selected to disregard them.

In a piece of a due diligence report titled “Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein”, the doc mentioned: “After Epstein was first convicted of procuring an underage girl in 2008, their relationship continued across 2009-2011, beginning when Lord Mandelson was business minister and continuing after the end of the Labour government.

“Mandelson reportedly stayed in Epstein’s house while he was in jail in June 2009.”

Sir Keir has insisted he was “repeatedly lied to” by Lord Mandelson over his ties to Epstein.

Other footage uncovered from the Epstein recordsdata seem to point out Mr Mountbatten-Windsor crouched over a lady mendacity on the ground.

The former prince was stripped of his titles final yr and evicted from his residence of Royal Lodge after emails launched appeared to point out he had remained in touch with Epstein longer than he had beforehand admitted.

That information was adopted by the publication of a posthumous memoir by Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, who alleged she had intercourse with Mr Mountbatten-Windsor when she was 17. It detailed three alleged sexual encounters with the previous prince, who she mentioned acted as if he believed “having sex with me was his birthright”.

An FBI doc additionally uncovered from the recordsdata seems to point out a Brazilian lady instructed investigators she massaged Mr Mountbatten-Windsor at Epstein’s New York residence, after which he massaged her.

Mr Mountbatten-Windsor strongly denies all allegations.