Epstein latest: Trump says he 'knows nothing about' photos after new images released

King Charles was initially present in one of the images released in the latest tranche of Epstein pictures - but was cropped out.

The image shows billionaire and Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

It was from a summit for combating malaria in Northumberland Avenue, London, on 18 April, 2018.

The original image features King Charles on the right, besides his brother Andrew.

But the image in the Epstein files has been cropped to not include the monarch.

It's unclear why the photo appears in the files, and who cropped it.

Here's the image as it appears in the most recent release...

And here's the original...

Much of this morning's reporting has been focused on the famous individuals who appeared in the latest Epstein images released last night.

Appearing in the images is no sign of wrongdoing and they were released without caption or context by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee

Here's what's in some of the other latest photos:

Some of the images show a beachfront resort.

There was no confirmation whether this location is Little St James - Epstein's private island in the US Virgin Islands.

Other images show a dentist's chair - something we saw previously.

In the same room, there appears to be masks on the wall.

In the aftermath of the latest release of Epstein case files, our US correspondent David Blevins offers his analysis.

He says that while there are new pictures, "old questions" remain.

Watch his analysis here...

According to the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, more photos from the Epstein estate will be released in the coming days.

Robert Garcia and his fellow Democrats were behind last night's release and he has suggested that more is to come.

Speaking to reporters yesterday, Garcia said that around 25,000 of the 95,000 images had been examined. He said:

"So there's an enormous amount of photos that we have not gone through. It'll take days and weeks to make sure we have those photos and redaction is done in the appropriate way. We will continue to put out more photos in the days and weeks ahead, but I caution folks at the redaction process, and ensuring we protect survivors and women abused by Epstein."

Garcia added that some of the photos that were not put out were "incredibly disturbing".

Watch Garcia speaking yesterday here...

Our US correspondent Mark Stone sits down to run you through the latest Epstein images released by Democrat members of the House Oversight Committee.

Watch his break down below...

Yesterday's release of Epstein images was done by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.

Republicans and the White House have come out and roundly criticised the move, claiming it was politically motivated.

Here's some of what Team Trump has been saying:

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee claimed their Democrat counterparts were trying to "create a fake hoax" by choosing to censor some faces in the images released.

They claimed it was "dishonest, deceptive and shamelessly deranged".

They added:

"Once again, Oversight Democrats are chasing headlines by releasing a handful of selectively censored and cherry-picked photos from the Epstein Estate."

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said Democrats were "selectively releasing cherry-picked photos with random redactions to try and create a false narrative".

Jackson also claimed that the Trump administration has done more to help Epstein's victims than Democrats by releasing thousands of pages of documents.

As a reminder: On 12 November, Republicans on the Oversight Committee released 20,000 pages of documents from the Epstein estate.

Then, White House director of communications Steven Cheung called Democrats and some media outlets "craven lunatics". 

Throughout our coverage of this topic, we'll report on a large number of names from America's highest political and business circles - as well as beyond.

But throughout, there is one thing to make clear from the outset.

That is: being named in these papers is not a sign of wrongdoing.

While questions may be raised over any link that emerges, we will provide the full context in which anyone's name is mentioned - or outline any missing details.

The most recent photos were published by Democrats on the Oversight Committee without captions or context.

We're jumping a bit into the deep end of the story, covering the Epstein files, but let's briefly take a step back to remind you how we got here.

The following timeline spans two decades, from March 2005 to November of this year.

In the month since, as we await the full release of the Epstein files, we have seen sporadic releases of some documents.

During his ultimately successful presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to release the Epstein files.

However, he later U-turned, even going as far as calling the Epstein files a Democratic "hoax", before eventually changing path again.

Last month, the US president signed into law a bipartisan bill that compels the US Justice Department to release the Epstein files within 30 days.

The deadline for that window is 19 December - this coming Friday.

Even as that grows ever closer, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee continue to obtain and release documents - as they did yesterday evening.

They have said they are reviewing some 95,000 images produced by Epstein's estate.