Former Epstein aide testifies she dined with Prince Andrew

A former assistant to Jeffrey Epstein has claimed she dined privately with Prince Andrew at Buckingham Palace and attended a royal birthday party, adding new details to the long-running scrutiny of the disgraced financier’s ties to the British royal family. Sarah Kellen testified last month before the U.S. House Oversight Committee, alleging that during her more than decade-long employment with Epstein, which began in 2001, she was subjected to repeated sexual and psychological abuse.

In a transcript of her May 21 testimony, Kellen identified Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, as “prominent individuals” she encountered through Epstein. She specifically stated, “We also went to Andrew’s private apartment at Buckingham Palace for dinner. And we were at Princess Beatrice’s party at Windsor Castle,” referring to the princess’s 18th birthday celebration in 2006. Photographs from that event have previously shown Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, and film producer Harvey Weinstein on the castle grounds.

Kellen, who was granted immunity from prosecution as part of Epstein’s 2008 plea deal, rejected previous portrayals of her as a key recruiter in his...