Newly released Epstein email appears to confirm Virginia Giuffre photo with Prince Andrew

A 2015 email released among Jeffrey Epstein-related documents appears to reference a 2001 photograph including Prince Andrew and matches Virginia Giuffre's earlier claim; Prince Andrew has denied meeting her and Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a prison sentence.

A batch of documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice includes a 2015 email that appears to reference a photograph from 2001 involving Prince Andrew. The message, addressed to Jeffrey Epstein and sent by a sender listed as "G Maxwell," is labeled as a draft statement and mentions that a photograph was taken when the named person met friends including Prince Andrew. Key details: - The 2015 email was among millions of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice and is labeled a "draft statement." - The email states that in 2001 the named person met a number of friends including Prince Andrew and that a photograph was taken; the identity in the released file is redacted. - Virginia Giuffre had previously alleged she met and posed for a photograph with Prince Andrew in 2001; she died by suicide ten months before the email was reported. - Prince Andrew has denied the allegations and has said he does not remember a photograph being taken; his representatives had not provided a comment at the time of reporting. - Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence in the United States on sex trafficking convictions related to Epstein. Summary: The released email adds documentary material that relates to longstanding public allegations involving Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Virginia Giuffre. Prince Andrew has denied meeting Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a sentence; what, if any, formal investigative or legal steps will follow is undetermined at this time.