Epstein survivor alleges palace ignored 30,000 emails on Duke

A survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse has accused Buckingham Palace of failing to act on a large archive of emails that she claims suggested the former Duke of York shared confidential government information while serving as a UK trade envoy. The allegations, made by Jess Michaels, center on approximately 30,000 emails reportedly handed to the Royal Household’s most senior official in May 2020.

According to court documents cited in reports, the email archive was delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, Lord Peel. The material, taken from a personal business contact of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, is said to contain communications from between 2001 and 2011 that could have shown the former prince sharing sensitive government information. One published excerpt describes him requesting and sharing a confidential 2010 Treasury briefing on Iceland's banking industry with businessman Jonathan Rowland.

Michaels, who says she was sexually assaulted by Epstein in 1991, stated that the palace had information six years ago indicating Andrew could face a criminal investigation, but failed to act. Protecting him meant doubting her, Michaels said, referring to the late Virginia Giuffre. Virginia...