A Party at the Royal Family’s Private Estate

The image, made public by the US Department of Justice last week, reportedly shows Andrew at the Royal Family’s Sandringham estate during a raucous birthday party held for Jeffrey Epstein’s then-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.

In the photograph, Andrew is seen lying across the laps of five women, while Maxwell, a convicted sex trafficker, appears in the background.

According to The Mail on Sunday, the picture was taken in the saloon room at the Norfolk estate in December 2000 to mark Maxwell’s 39th birthday.

Allegations of Disturbing Aftermath

Author Robert Jobson, citing a palace source, claimed that staff at Sandringham discovered condoms, lubricants, and sex-enhancing drugs in the bathrooms following the party.

The release of the photograph would be deeply upsetting for the Royal Family, according to author Andrew Lownie.

“(Sandringham) is one of their private inner sanctums and they will be appalled that Andrew treated it as just another place to have fun and show off to his friends,” Mr Lownie told the publication.

Andrew’s Past Denials

Andrew, now 65, previously denied hosting a birthday party for Maxwell during his controversial BBC interview in 2019. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for helping Epstein abuse underage girls.

He rejected the suggestion that it was a birthday celebration, saying: “No, it was a shooting weekend. Just a straightforward shooting weekend.”

Journalist Emily Maitlis challenged Andrew by pointing out that during the time of the alleged “shooting weekend,” Epstein had been “procuring young girls for sex trafficking.”

Andrew responded that he saw “no indication that that was what (Epstein) was doing” and has consistently denied any wrongdoing.

Titles Stripped and Eviction Ordered

Earlier this month, Andrew was stripped of his remaining titles and honours due to his association with Epstein.

King Charles has also ordered Andrew to vacate Royal Lodge, with the former Duke of York expected to leave in the new year.

The former royal’s downfall follows renewed allegations in a posthumous memoir by Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, who repeated claims that Andrew had sex with her on three occasions when she was a teenager.

Andrew has denied these allegations.

Other Images and Ongoing Fallout

The Epstein files also include another photograph of Andrew alongside Epstein and Maxwell at Royal Ascot, as well as two images of Sarah Ferguson with unidentified women.

Ferguson will also be required to leave Royal Lodge and arrange alternative accommodation after living there with Andrew for nearly 20 years.

She faced her own controversy earlier this year after a leaked 2011 email surfaced in which she referred to Epstein as her “steadfast, generous and supreme friend”.

Epstein died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

The convicted paedophile was accused of operating a “vast network” of underage girls, some reportedly as young as 12.