Andrew faces new Epstein legal threat: Claims shamed former Prince ‘exploited’ a second woman ‘then took her for tea at the Palace’

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces a new legal threat after a second woman claimed Jeffrey Epstein flew her to England for sex.

The woman, whose name was not disclosed, said she was later taken to Buckingham Palace for tea.

His US lawyer last night issued an ultimatum to Andrew and the Royal Family to sit down and discuss the allegations as soon as possible or go to court.

The woman said she was in her 20s when she spent a night with Andrew at his Royal Lodge home in 2010, at Epstein’s request.

These allegations are the first time an Epstein accuser has claimed to have had sexual intercourse at the royal residence.

Lawyer Brad Edwards, who has represented more than 200 alleged Epstein victims, told the Daily Mail: ‘Hopefully sometime this week someone will reach out on behalf of the Palace and say ‘let’s get this sorted.’

Mr Edwards had previously sued Andrew on behalf of Virginia Giuffre, who claimed she had sex with the former Duke of York in London, New York and on Epstein’s Caribbean island.

The now former prince settled for a reported £12 million before the case went to court, but without admitting liability. He vehemently denied the allegations.

But all eyes were on him once again on Friday night after the US Department of Justice released more than three million documents related to Epstein.

Andrew Mountbatten leaving his home at the Royal Lodge in Windsor, Windsor

These included an email Epstein sent to Andrew in 2010, offering to find him a ’26-year-old Russian smart friend’. [sic] nice, reliable’. It is unknown whether the woman in the email is the same woman who made the new allegations.

The file dump, which the Ministry of Justice said would be the last, also shed new light on Lord Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein.

The documents show that while he was business secretary under Gordon Brown, he tried to change government policy on bankers’ bonuses at the behest of Epstein.

He was also named in bank statements showing a total of $75,000 had been deposited into accounts and was said to be discussing the purchase of a £2 million flat in Rio.

The former Cabinet minister said he did not recognize the bank transfers, suggested the documents might be fake and had never owned property in Brazil.

The Prime Minister this weekend joined calls for Andrew to travel to the US to testify at a congressional inquiry into the pedophile financier, suggesting that failure to do so would disappoint Epstein’s victims.

In an exclusive interview, Mr Edwards said of his client: ‘He was seriously abused by Jeffrey Epstein. An extension of this was Prince Andrew’s abuse of her.

‘He is a strong person. He wants to believe in justice, but from what he knows, it’s very difficult.

‘We need some cooperation and we need someone with a conscience and a real desire to make things right.’

In the photo released as part of the Epstein files, Lord Mandelson is seen talking to a woman wearing a white bathrobe.

Lord Mandelson (pictured with Keir Starmer) was sacked as US ambassador last September following further revelations about his ties to Epstein.

A photo published in December shows Lord Mandelson (left) with Jeffrey Epstein (right) and a birthday cake.

He criticized the Royal Family for allowing Andrew to maintain that he had no power to award compensation by stripping him of his titles in a bid to show he ‘cared about the victims’.

“The idea that they would strip a victim of his title to provide justice to him is ludicrous because the reality is that the criminal justice system will never investigate or punish Andrew,” Mr Edwards said.

‘The only justice left for victims is the civil justice system.

‘By denying Andrew the ability to recoup this in dollars, they deprived the victims of any chance of justice.’

When Andrew was stripped of his final titles in October, Buckingham Palace told those affected for the first time: ‘Her Majesty wishes to make clear that her thoughts and deepest sympathies are and remain with the victims and survivors of all forms of abuse.’

In comments indicating political pressure on Andrew has increased significantly, Sir Keir Starmer called on the royal to testify before the US committee.

‘Epstein’s victims should be the top priority,’ he said. ‘On the subject of testimony, I have always said that anyone with information should be prepared to share it, no matter what information is asked of them. You can’t be victim-centered if you’re not prepared to do that.’

Asked three months ago whether Andrew should respond to Congress’ request, Sir Keir said it was “a decision for him”.

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp also called on Andrew and Lord Mandelson to give authorities ‘whatever assistance they can’.