However, additional emails released by the Department of Justice suggest that communication between them continued beyond that point.
The controversy has intensified calls for Andrew to provide testimony in the United States regarding his relationship with Epstein. Among those urging cooperation is Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
“I have always said anybody who has got information should be prepared to share that information in whatever form they are asked to do that,” he said last week.
“You can’t be victim-centred if you’re not prepared to do that.”
Andrew, who vacated Royal Lodge earlier this week, has not publicly addressed the latest allegations and continues to deny any wrongdoing.
Prince Edward Speaks Out
The situation has also prompted comments from Andrew’s younger brother, Prince Edward, who offered his perspective while attending the World Governments Summit in Dubai.
When asked by a journalist how he was “coping” with the ongoing fallout, Edward appeared reluctant to engage with the topic.
“Well, with the best will in the world, I’m not sure this is the audience that is the least bit interested in that,” he said.
“They all came here to listen to education, solving the future, but no, I think it’s all really important, always, to remember the victims and who are the victims in all this?”
