Prince Andrew reportedly now co-operating with Jeffrey Epstein investigators

Sara Nathan NY Post

The royal has been under intense pressure to aid an investigation into the late billionaire — and had reportedly failed to respond to requests to help US officials.

However, a spokesman for Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York — who is leading the inquiry into Epstein’s sex trafficking — confirmed to the UK’s Telegraph that “there has been communication between both legal teams”.

The revelation contradicts Berman’s previous comments in January that the Queen’s son had offered “zero co-operation.”

The New York Times later quoted “three people familiar with the investigation” as saying Andrew had failed to respond to calls.

Berman’s spokesman told The Telegraph: “There have been communications through his attorneys, but we have been informed that he is not willing to submit to an interview.” Sources close to Andrew had described him as “angry and bewildered” by the suggestion he had refused to co-operate.

Last week, Berman, whose reappointment may hinge on the outcome of November’s presidential election, yet again claimed that Andrew had “completely shut the door” on the investigation.

“Contrary to Prince Andrew’s very public offer to co-operate with our investigation into Epstein’s co-conspirators, an offer that was conveyed via press release, Prince Andrew has now completely shut the door on voluntary co-operation and our office is considering its options,” he said.

In the wake of the backlash over his car-crash BBC interview last November, Andrew announced that he was “willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations if required.” He then stood down from public life.

One of Epstein’s victims, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, claims she was forced to sleep with Andrew three times, including once when she was trafficked to London by Epstein aged 17 in 2001. Andrew has vehemently denied the claims and said he had no recollection of ever meeting her.

This article originally appeared in the NY Post and was reproduced with permission.