Just when Prince Andrew thought he could quietly return to royal life, another Epstein bombshell dropped — this time linking him to billionaire Bill Gates.
The disgraced royal, now known simply as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after being stripped of his titles by King Charles III, was photographed deep in conversation with Gates at one of Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous gatherings. The newly unearthed photos were released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee as part of their ongoing probe into Epstein’s powerful network.
The timing couldn’t have been worse. Hours earlier, Andrew had slipped into London’s Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace for the christening of his granddaughter, Athena, daughter of Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Guests included Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson and younger daughter Princess Eugenie, while Andrew reportedly entered through a side door to avoid the cameras.
But while the royal family celebrated inside, social media exploded outside. The House Oversight Democrats revealed they’d received nearly 100,000 previously unseen photos from Epstein’s estate — featuring celebrities, politicians, and business titans. Among them: Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Woody Allen, and now, Andrew and Gates.
“These disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world,” the committee wrote on X. “Time to end this White House cover-up. Release the files!”
The resurfaced images reignited fury over Andrew’s friendship with Epstein, which first came under fire more than a decade ago. Despite repeatedly denying wrongdoing, Andrew has never shaken the shadow of Epstein’s sex trafficking empire — especially after survivor Virginia Giuffre claimed in her memoir Nobody’s Girl that the royal treated sex with her, then 17, as his “birthright.”
In October, King Charles officially stripped Andrew of all royal titles and privileges, ordering him to vacate his Windsor estate. Buckingham Palace issued a rare, pointed statement making clear that “Their Majesties’ thoughts and utmost sympathies remain with the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.”
With the new Epstein photos circulating — and Andrew’s old ties with Gates now in the mix — one thing’s clear: this royal scandal isn’t going away anytime soon.
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