Epstein files latest: Prince Edward responds - as Andrew 'pet' email revealed

A new image of Woody Allen appears in the latest Epstein file release.

It shows the American director in Jeffrey Epstein's New York home alongside three women and what appears to be another man.

They were released by the US justice department without context or details of where and when they were taken.

Remember: featuring in the Epstein files is not an indication of any wrongdoing.

Allen said he met Epstein at a dinner in 2010, months after Epstein's release from prison in July 2009.

In an interview with the Sunday Times last September, Allen was asked if he regretted socialising with Epstein. 

He said: "Well, I'm a writer, so I don't get put off… Those dinners were fascinating, and when it was all uncovered, it becomes interesting to a writer…"

He added Epstein told him that he'd been "falsely put in jail in some way" and "was trying to make up for it now by being philanthropic".

In the latest episode of the Trump100 podcast, our US correspondents James Matthews and David Blevins discuss how the release of the Epstein files is being perceived in the US.

Matthews says he's "struck" by how low the story is running in the media in the country despite many people expecting the release to "hurt" the US president.

Peter Mandelson is set to step down as a member of the House of Lords after the latest revelations about his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Watch the moment the Lords speaker broke the news in the chamber...

The New Labour grandee was awarded a life peerage in 2008, but had been on a leave of absence from 31 January last year following his appointment as UK ambassador to Washington - a post from which he was sacked in September after more details about his links to Epstein emerged.

The announcement comes after Downing Street piled pressure on the disgraced former ambassador to Washington to resign and stop using his title.

By Rhiannon Mills, royal correspondent

Prince Edward had no choice. He had to offer up some kind of answer when asked about the Epstein scandal.

It shows the dilemma facing the royal family at the moment and how much Andrew continues to be an uncomfortable distraction to all of their work. 

As they carry out engagements, a trip to the UAE for Edward in this case, all the world really wants to know is how they feel about the latest revelations revealed in the Epstein files and what it means for Andrew.

Edward's response, when asked how the family were coping, was in many ways sticking to the official line, again bringing it back to remembering the victims. 

A message we first heard loud and clear in October when the Palace released a statement saying the King and Queen's "thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse".

It was also in that statement that we were reminded why the King felt he had to take the ultimate action against his brother, stripping him of his titles and his home, because his links to Epstein were taking people's attention away from all of their work. 

But this latest drop of files has again shown how out of their control this scandal continues to be, this time Edward, Andrew's younger brother, left to face the questions.

Watch Prince Edward's response...

The Cabinet Office has referred how Lord Mandelson handled sensitive government information while he was a minister to the police (see 13.18 post).

The Metropolitan Police is investigating allegations of misconduct in public office after emails showed conversations between Mandelson and Epstein while the former was business secretary in Gordon Brown's government in 2009.

On today's episode of Cheat Sheet With Ridge and Frost podcast, lead presenter Wilfred Frost explains the laws around insider trading and how Lord Mandelson could have fallen foul of them in his communication with Jeffrey Epstein.

Government officials are drafting legislation to strip Lord Mandelson of his peerage, the prime minister's spokesperson has said.

The government is prepared to legislate to kick Mandelson out of the House of Lords if needed, they added.

Sir Keir Starmer told a cabinet meeting this morning he was "appalled" by the revelations revealed in the Epstein files and that Mandelson had "let the country down".

"Moving quickly in this matter is vital," Starmer told his ministers.

The prime minister is under pressure over his decision to appoint Mandelson as the UK ambassador to the US, with questions being asked about what was known at the time.

A lasagne lunch with Jeffrey Epstein and her daughters five days after his release from prison.

An email in the middle of a scandal lamenting "I am now 1,000 percent being hung out to dry."

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The Cabinet Office has referred how Lord Mandelson handled sensitive government information while he was a minister to the police.

Officials have handed over an assessment of how they think Lord Mandelson broke strict information handling procedures.

Paste BN understands an initial review by the Cabinet Office of documents released by the US Department of Justice has found that emails sent by Lord Mandelson to Jeffrey Epstein likely contain market sensitive information relating to the 2008 crash and official activities thereafter to stabilise the economy.

The prime minister's official spokesperson said they were cooperating fully with the police and ready to assist them in any way needed.

This email from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to Jeffrey Epstein in December 2010 has the subject "Troublesome one".

The email is from The Duke - whom Paste BN has identified as Mountbatten-Windsor - and says "Kate has agreed to a deal in London". 

Without any further context in this email chain, it's unclear who he's referring to.

Mountbatten-Windsor ends the email by telling Epstein "Wish I was still a pet in your family!"

In a statement issued on 17 October 2025, Mountbatten-Windsor reiterated that he "vigorously" denied the accusations against him. 

In an audio recording from the files, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein offers an unknown individual advice on how to approach Vladimir Putin.

This clip comes from a three-hour recording and appears to be Epstein having dinner with two men.

Who they are, the context within which the conversation took place and whether the advice was taken are unknown.