Relatives of Virginia Giuffre said they were angered that Prince Andrew is "still out there" and "living in a palace" as reports emerged that more than 100 private emails involving the Duke of York are included in the cache of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein now under review by the US Congress.
Multiple sources quoted by the Daily Mail said the emails, part of hundreds of thousands of records being examined by the House Oversight Committee, could contain material that is both "embarrassing and incriminating" and warned they could further damage the reputation of the duke, who has long denied allegations by Giuffre that she was trafficked to him by Epstein. Giuffre, who previously used the name Virginia Roberts, died earlier this year.
Sky Roberts, Giuffre's brother, told BBC presenter Laura Kuenssberg that the family had received no outreach from the royal household and reiterated calls for full legal accountability. "It doesn't matter if it's a royal family member, or the president, or a prince... every single person deserve to be held to the fullest extent of the law," he said, according to the Daily Mail.
David Boies, the lawyer who represented Giuffre in civil litigation against the duke, told broadcaster Piers Morgan that there was sufficient information on between ten and 20 men in the files to warrant "a serious prosecutorial investigation," and confirmed that Prince Andrew was among those he believed merited scrutiny.
Prince Andrew has consistently denied Giuffre's claims. In 2022 he reached a reported settlement with her, which the court papers said carried no admission of guilt. Several emails that have been made public previously have shown correspondence between Epstein, his associates and notable figures, and some legal filings have attributed certain messages to a "member of the British Royal Family," which media widely reported to be the duke.
The documents under congressional review include what the Daily Mail said were at least 100 emails linked to Andrew, including messages routed through early UK internet provider Pipex and contacts listed in Epstein's so-called "little black book." Sources cited by the paper said some emails appear to show regular contact between Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of sex‑trafficking in 2021 and is serving a lengthy prison sentence.
The Oversight Committee has begun releasing material already, including Epstein's 50th birthday book, which contained tributes from public figures. The committee is reviewing additional documents and preparing a list of witnesses it may seek to interview or subpoena, Democratic Representative Melanie Stansbury, a member of the committee, said in remarks reported by the Daily Mail.
Committee members have said they may invite — though they cannot compel — UK citizens such as Prince Andrew or former Labour cabinet minister Peter Mandelson to appear before it. The panel's work follows renewed scrutiny of Epstein's network and of the 2008 plea deal negotiated by then-US officials, which critics have called too lenient.
Lord Mandelson resigned as British ambassador to Washington after messages linking him to Epstein were released, the Daily Mail reported. Congressional sources said those disclosures signalled the potential impact of further material made public from the files.
A committee source told the paper that any witnesses invited could refuse to appear; the source added such refusals would "not be a good look". Representative Ro Khanna, another committee member, said the investigation aims to hold "rich and powerful men who covered for Epstein" accountable, according to the Daily Mail.
Representatives for Prince Andrew, the royal household and members of Parliament did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The House Oversight Committee has said it plans additional document releases and witness appearances in coming weeks.
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