**Timeline of Events Involving Prince Andrew, Jeffrey Epstein, and Virginia Giuffre**
**June 2000** *(Month unconfirmed)*
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell attend a party at Windsor Castle hosted by Queen Elizabeth II to mark several royal milestones: Prince Andrew’s 40th birthday, the Princess Royal’s 50th, the Queen Mother’s 100th, and Princess Margaret’s 70th.
**March 2001**
Virginia Giuffre alleges that, at age 17, she was trafficked by Epstein and forced to have sex with Prince Andrew on three occasions. The first allegedly occurred in Maxwell’s London townhouse in March 2001. According to court filings and her memoir released in October 2025, the other two occasions took place at Epstein’s New York mansion and his private Caribbean island.
**June 2008**
Epstein pleads guilty to prostituting minors and is convicted, receiving an 18-month prison sentence.
**2009**
Epstein’s former housekeeper, Juan Alessi, testifies during Epstein’s trial that Prince Andrew received “daily massages” at Epstein’s Florida home.
**July 2009**
Jeffrey Epstein is released from prison.
**December 2010**
Prince Andrew is photographed with Epstein in New York’s Central Park.
**February 2011**
*The Mail on Sunday* publishes a photo of Virginia Giuffre’s alleged first meeting with Prince Andrew. Following this, Andrew emails Epstein stating, “we are in this together.”
**March 2011**
Alastair Watson, who spent nine years as Andrew’s private secretary, writes to *The Times* claiming Andrew met Epstein in the “early 1990s.” However, in a *Newsnight* interview eight years later, Andrew states that he first encountered Epstein through his “girlfriend back in 1999” and later said he saw Epstein “infrequently and probably no more than once or twice a year.”
**July 2011**
Prince Andrew resigns as UK trade envoy shortly after the growing controversy.
**December 2014**
In a Florida court filing, Virginia Giuffre alleges being trafficked by Epstein and claims she was forced to have sex with Epstein, Prince Andrew, and other men. However, in 2015, the judge deemed these claims “immaterial and impertinent” to the case against Epstein.
**January 2015**
Buckingham Palace denies that Prince Andrew has committed any impropriety after he is named in U.S. documents linked to Epstein. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Andrew makes his first public engagement since the allegations, stating, “I just wish to reiterate, and to reaffirm, the statements that have already been made on my behalf by Buckingham Palace.”
**2015**
In a civil suit filed against Ghislaine Maxwell, Giuffre testifies that Epstein paid her $15,000 to have sex with Prince Andrew.
**May 2016**
During a deposition in her case against Maxwell, it emerges that Giuffre lent the infamous photo to the FBI in 2011 but last saw it packed in a box being shipped from Colorado to Sydney sometime between 2011 and 2016 when she emigrated to Australia.
**June 2018**
Alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo visits Buckingham Palace twice to meet Prince Andrew. Yang is also reported to have gained entry to St James’s Palace and Windsor Castle after being invited by the Prince.
**2019**
A newly released document includes a claim from Johanna Sjoberg, who identifies as an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, alleging that Prince Andrew touched her breast while she was sitting on a couch in Epstein’s Manhattan apartment in 2001—an allegation Andrew has always denied.
**August 2019**
Jeffrey Epstein is found dead in his prison cell on August 10, an apparent suicide, after being charged with sex trafficking.
Separately, David Rogers, a pilot on Epstein’s private jet, claims Prince Andrew was a passenger on past flights with Epstein and Giuffre. Rogers also testifies that Epstein, Andrew, and Giuffre traveled to the US Virgin Islands on April 11, 2001.
Buckingham Palace responds, noting “inconsistencies” in the report and pointing out that in some cases Andrew was on a different continent. The Palace states Andrew is “appalled by the recent reports of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged crimes.” Andrew issues a statement saying, “At no stage during the limited time I spend with him (Epstein) do I see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently leads to his arrest and conviction.”
**November 2019**
BBC *Newsnight* broadcasts an interview in which Prince Andrew speaks extensively about his relationship with Epstein. He states he has “no recollection” of ever meeting Giuffre and adds he could not have had sex with her in March 2001 because he was at Pizza Express with his daughter, Beatrice, on that day. He also says he “does not regret” his friendship with Epstein, though admits he should not have visited Epstein in New York in 2010 to break off their friendship.
Four days after the interview, Andrew announces he is stepping back from royal duties “for the foreseeable future,” with permission from Queen Elizabeth II. He expresses sympathy for Epstein’s victims and offers to “help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations, if required.”
**December 2019**
Virginia Giuffre appeals to the British public in a BBC *Panorama* interview, urging them to “stand up beside me, help me fight this fight,” and “not accept this as being OK.”
**January 2020**
A U.S. prosecutor claims Prince Andrew has provided “zero co-operation” in the Epstein sex trafficking inquiry. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announces that Andrew’s lawyers have been contacted by prosecutors and the FBI, requesting to interview him.
**March 2020**
Andrew’s aide, Dominic Hampshire, writes to Yang Tengbo describing him as one of “Andrew’s closest internal confidants.”
**June 2020**
Andrew’s lawyers state that he offered to assist the U.S. Department of Justice “on at least three occasions this year” in their Epstein investigation. However, hours later, Geoffrey Berman says Andrew “again seeks to falsely portray himself to the public as eager and willing to co‑operate,” but “repeatedly declines” requests to schedule an interview.
**August 2021**
Giuffre’s lawyers file a civil suit against Prince Andrew. He is the only named defendant in the 15-page claim, though Epstein and Maxwell are referenced throughout.
**December 2021**
Ghislaine Maxwell is convicted in New York of aiding Epstein’s sexual abuse of teenage girls.
**January 2022**
A U.S. judge rules the civil case against Andrew may proceed. Prince Andrew is stripped of his military roles and royal patronages, and he relinquishes his HRH title. Buckingham Palace states Andrew “continues not to undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a private citizen.”
**February 2022**
Court documents reveal that Andrew and Giuffre reached a “settlement in principle” in the civil claim. The papers state Andrew promised to make a “substantial donation” to Giuffre’s charity “in support of victims’ rights,” and pledged to “demonstrate his regret for his association with Epstein.”
**January 2024**
Unsealed documents linked to Giuffre’s civil claim against Ghislaine Maxwell revisit previous allegations about Prince Andrew, including references to purported sex tapes and claims he was present at an event involving underage girls. Andrew continues to deny any involvement in criminal activity.
**December 2024**
At a High Court hearing, it emerges that Yang Tengbo, the alleged Chinese spy, is a “close” confidant of Prince Andrew. Andrew issues a statement saying he ceased “all contact” with Yang once concerns arose. Andrew is absent from the royal family’s traditional gathering at Sandringham.
**April 2025**
Virginia Giuffre tragically dies by suicide at age 41 in Neergabby, Western Australia.
**October 2025**
Virginia Giuffre’s memoir is released, detailing her experiences and allegations.
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*This timeline provides an overview of significant events concerning Prince Andrew’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre, incorporating legal actions, public statements, and reported allegations.*
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