Ghislaine Maxwell Offered Prince Andrew 'Five Stunning Red Heads' on Island in Newly Released Emails

Newly released emails from the Epstein files show Ghislaine Maxwell offered Prince Andrew 'five stunning red heads' while trying to arrange a weekend on 'the island', according to documents published by the US Department of Justice on Friday. The emails reveal Maxwell exchanged intimate messages with an account called 'The Invisible Man', widely believed to be Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew.

In one message, she called him 'sweat pea' while offering condolences the day after the Queen Mother died in March 2002. Maxwell wrote to 'The Invisible Man' on 31 March 2002, saying: 'Sweat pea – sorry you had to rush home, and also under such sad circumstances. However much the passing was to be expected in one so old, it does not make it any less sad'. She added that the Queen Mother 'was wonderful' and that she was 'happy that I managed to meet her and speak with her'. The message ended with 'We shall reschedule. Love you. Gx'.

Weekend Plans and Mystery Companions

Andrew replied the next day: 'Got your message this morning. Sorry to have missed you yesterday I will ring later today to chat'. He signed it simply 'A xxx'. Other emails from August 2002 show the pair discussing plans for a weekend together, with Maxwell addressing 'The Invisible Man' as 'Andrew' and mentioning 'Sarah and the kids', apparently referring to his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson and their daughters. When Andrew declined the invitation, Maxwell suggested that 'five stunning red heads' would be there.

The 'island' reference is believed to mean Jeffrey Epstein's private Caribbean property, where numerous alleged crimes took place. Being named in these papers does not suggest wrongdoing, and Andrew has never been charged with any crimes. Another email shows 'The Invisible Man' asking someone if they were expecting more children, joking: 'I shall have to refer to you as super sperm!' The subject line read 'Re: AKE in New York', though it's unclear what this means.

Massive Document Release

The Justice Department released more than 3 million pages of documents, 2,000 videos, and 180,000 images on Friday as part of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the release 'marks the end of a very comprehensive document identification and review process'. However, the DOJ missed the 19 December deadline set by Congress to release all files. By early January, less than 1% had been made public, with the department saying it needed hundreds of lawyers to review records and redact information that could identify abuse victims.

Critics say the DOJ is protecting the wrong people. Representative Thomas Massie claimed Attorney General Pam Bondi was 'making illegal redactions and withholding key documents that would implicate associates of Epstein'. In a letter to the Justice Department's inspector general, victims' groups said: 'In multiple instances, names of individuals alleged to have participated in or facilitated abuse appear to have been redacted, while identifying details of survivors were left visible'.

Andrew's Fall From Grace

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor stepped down from royal duties in 2019 after a disastrous BBC Newsnight interview about his friendship with Epstein. Virginia Roberts Giuffre, one of Epstein's victims, sued Andrew in civil court, claiming she was forced to have sex with him when she was 17. Andrew denied the allegations but settled the case for an undisclosed sum rather than face trial. King Charles later stripped Andrew of his HRH title and his status as Prince. He's now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and has largely vanished from public life.

Meanwhile, Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking for recruiting underage victims for Epstein. She's serving 20 years in a Texas prison camp and continues to deny wrongdoing. Epstein died by suicide in jail in August 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. No one else has been charged in connection with his crimes.

What This Means

The emails show just how close Maxwell and Andrew were during the years when she and Epstein were actively trafficking young girls. The use of aliases like 'The Invisible Man' suggests they wanted to keep their communications secret. The timing of these messages—mainly from 2002—falls squarely in the period when multiple victims say they were being exploited. While the emails don't prove criminal activity by Andrew, they raise serious questions about what he knew and when. The casual mention of 'five stunning red heads' and weekend getaways to 'the island' paint a troubling picture of the circles he moved in.