Mystery woman sprawled on floor under Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in Jeffrey Epstein’s New York mansion ‘is a sex trafficking victim’

The woman lying on the floor beneath Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor at Jeffrey Epstein’s New York mansion was a sex trafficking victim, a senior US politician has claimed.

Among the Epstein files released on January 30 were three photographs of the former prince kneeling over an unidentified woman at the pedophile financier’s home.

The undated images do not have captions but were published as a 100-page document of photographs and also appear to show Andrew touching the woman’s belly. The feet of another unidentified person can be seen on a table in the background.

Although the context is unknown, California congressman Ted Lieu yesterday requested that the footage be shown to the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, DC.

While questioning U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi about why Andrew was never prosecuted, she brought up the claim that the woman was a victim of sex trafficking.

His comments came on the same day that former British prime minister Gordon Brown called on police to meet Andrew as part of a new investigation into Epstein.

During a controversial hearing, Mr Lieu said: ‘I’ll show you two photos of the former Prince Andrew. Prince Andrew attended several parties with Jeffrey Epstein.

‘Under the law passed by Congress, you were allowed to redact the photos to protect the victims of Epstein’s sex trafficking operation. ‘You edited the photos of this victim’s face because you followed congressional legislation, correct?’

Ms Bondi replied: ‘I’m sorry we changed the victim’s face.’ Mr. Lieu told him: ‘Because you were following congressional law, weren’t you?’ Ms Bondi said: ‘Yes’.

Another image showing Andrew next to the woman released by the US Department of Justice

Andrew’s third image of the woman released by the US Department of Justice

Mr Lieu then continued: ‘You have now established that we – please put the photos back – are looking after a sex trafficking victim. Under the federal Victim Trafficking Protection Act, not only is Jeffrey Epstein guilty, but so is anyone who patronized Epstein’s sex operation.

‘So I find it absolutely despicable that you, like ex-Prince Andrew, are trying to protect Epstein’s clients. You closed the case against Epstein’s abusers last July.

‘Your Ministry of Justice’s note dated July 2025 stated: ‘We have not uncovered evidence that may require an investigation against third parties who have not been charged.’

‘These two photographs – please back up the photographs – these two photographs staring at your face are evidence of a crime and are more than sufficient evidence to form the basis of an investigation against the former Prince Andrew.

‘So I ask you, Attorney General Pam Bondi, why did you close this investigation last July? So why didn’t you sue ex Prince Andrew?’

But Ms Bondi replied: ‘I don’t think you asked Merrick Garland those questions when he was Attorney General and sat across from you twice, did you? ‘I never mentioned it.’

And Mr. Lieu replied: ‘I agree with you. I called out those who looked at the Epstein files during the Biden administration. Merrick Garland dropped the ball with a series of failures, as did Attorney General Bill Barr and Alex Acosta, but the onus is on you.

‘You have the power to change things to hold these men accountable, and you’re doing the opposite, you’re protecting them.’

While Ms Bondi confirmed that the woman’s face had been edited out under laws protecting victims of human trafficking, she denied that the photographs proved criminal conduct.

It is not known whether Mr Lieu had any specific knowledge of the Epstein investigations, but it is understood some US politicians have reviewed the unredacted files.

Two photographs of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were displayed as US Attorney Pam Bondi testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington DC yesterday

Congressman Ted Lieu questioned Attorney General Pam Bondi at yesterday’s hearing

Congressman Ted Lieu questioned Attorney General Pam Bondi at yesterday’s hearing

The Justice Department, which at last release released more than three million documents related to Epstein, never filed charges against Andrew.

Many women linked to Epstein have previously been identified by the US as sex trafficking victims under the law; However, this description was never given to the woman in the Andrew photographs until yesterday’s hearing.

There is no sign of criminal activity in the pictures and Andrew has always vehemently denied any wrongdoing.

Also yesterday, Mr Brown called for police to interview Andrew as part of a new investigation into Epstein and his ‘Lolita Express’ private jet.

The former prime minister encouraged officers to question the disgraced royal as they investigated the pedophile financier’s sex trade through Stansted Airport.

The women were moved from one Epstein plane to another at the airport in Essex, the BBC said, uncovering evidence of incomplete flight records showing unnamed passengers were labeled ‘female’ and the names of male passengers were also unknown.

Mr Brown wrote: New Statesman: ‘In short, British authorities had little or no idea who, apart from Epstein, was being trafficked into our country and on whose behalf.’

He added: ‘I have been told privately that the investigations into the former Prince Andrew did not properly check vital evidence relating to the flights. I have asked the police to look into this matter as part of the new investigation. Stansted’s revelations alone require them to interview Andrew.

‘Additionally, a number of emails concern the logistics of enrolling trafficked girls in English as a foreign language courses as a means of obtaining US visas. We need to know whether and to what extent this is happening in the UK.’

Thames Valley Police said yesterday that it had held discussions with experts from the Crown Prosecution Service about allegations that Andrew shared secret reports about his role as Britain’s trade envoy with sex offender Epstein.

Earlier yesterday, Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson told reporters they were ‘in close contact’ with both the Metropolitan and Thames Valley police but that formal advice had not yet been sought.

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein raised their hands after Representative Pramila Jayapal asked which of them had failed to meet with the US Department of Justice at yesterday’s hearing

Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives to testify ahead of House Judiciary Committee hearing

California congressman Ted Lieu walks down the steps of the US Capitol yesterday

Emails released by the Ministry of Justice show the former duke sharing reports of official visits to Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore.

Among the files disclosed by US authorities are allegations that a woman was sent to England by Epstein in 2010 to have sexual intercourse with Andrew.

Separately, the Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation into Peter Mandelson over allegations of misconduct in public office.

The investigation is linked to allegations that Mandelson sent market-sensitive information to pedophile financier Epstein while he was trade secretary during the financial crisis.

On Monday, Buckingham Palace said it would be ‘ready to provide support’ if police were contacted about the allegations. A spokesman added that the King had publicly expressed his “deep concern” at allegations about his brother’s behaviour.

The Prince and Princess of Wales addressed the Epstein scandal publicly for the first time on Monday; Kensington Palace said it was ‘deeply concerned’ by the ‘ongoing revelations’ and its thoughts were ‘focused on the victims’.

Andrew is actually no longer a royal and has become a commoner after being stripped of his right to be a prince and his dukedom by the monarch late last year over his relationship with Epstein.

He gradually worked his way down after being born second in the line of succession, being eighth in line to the throne.

Much of the Royal Family’s work in recent weeks has been overshadowed by the Epstein scandal, despite efforts to draw a line on the issue when the King exiled Andrew and stripped him of his titles.

A new batch of documents released by the Ministry of Justice has sparked a series of allegations against Andrew.

These include allegations that a second woman was sent to England by Epstein to have sexual intercourse with Andrew, as well as allegations that the former prince and an exotic dancer asked for a threesome by Epstein at his home in Florida.

Andrew says goodbye to a woman as she leaves Epstein’s New York home in December 2010

Andrew and Charles at the Duchess of Kent’s funeral in Westminster Cathedral last September

Jeffrey Epstein’s New York home, where Andrew stayed during his visit in December 2010

Andrew was never questioned by police about Virginia Giuffre’s allegations.

Ms. Giuffre, who died by suicide last year, claimed she was forced to have sex with Andrew three times, including when she was 17, and that she was also forced to have sex in London after being kidnapped by Epstein and at a sex party on Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean.

The former duke has vehemently denied the allegations.

The Met has previously said it was made aware in 2015 of allegations of recent trafficking for sexual exploitation, including in central London in 2001.

However, in 2016 it concluded that the Met was not the appropriate authority to conduct the investigations as the investigation would focus largely on activities and relationships outside the UK and therefore the matter would not proceed to a full criminal investigation.

The decision was reviewed in August 2019, but in November of the same year the Met confirmed that the decision would remain unchanged.

In December the Met decided not to launch a criminal investigation following reports that Andrew had asked his taxpayer-funded bodyguard to dig up dirt on Ms Giuffre.

His family said they were ‘deeply disappointed’ by the police’s decision to abandon the investigation ‘without explanation’.

Meanwhile, a poll conducted earlier this week revealed that support for the monarchy had fallen to 45 percent due to the ongoing Epstein scandal.

The poll, commissioned by anti-monarchy campaign group Republic, found that the proportion of British people supporting the monarchy has fallen by 3 percentage points from 48 per cent in the last four months.