A reply attributed to Maxwell in the same set of documents responds in a teasing tone. “So sorry to disappoint you, however the truth must be told. I have only been able to find appropriate friends,” the message says, before signing off “Kisses Gx.” The correspondence continues with a further message dated August 18, in which the sender replies: “Distraught!” and references the loss of a valet. “He had been with me since I was 2,” the email says. The writer adds that he feels “a little off balance” because his office had been restructured and that he had “left the RN”, writing: “now my whole life is in turmoil as I have no one to look after me. He was a real rock and almost a part of the family.”
The documents also include a later thread from March 2002 that appears to reference “Andrew” in more direct terms. In a message contained in the release, Maxwell forwards text she had sent to an acquaintance, writing: “I just gave Andrew your telephone no,” and adding: “He is interested in seeing the Nazca Lines,” a reference to the archaeological site in Peru. Maxwell continues: “He can ride but it is not his favorite sport ie pass on the horses.” In the same message, she describes the kind of company she says would appeal to him: “Some sight seeing some 2 legged sight seeing (read intelligent pretty fun and from good families) and he will be very happy.” She adds that she can “rely on you” to introduce him only to friends “that you can trust and rely on to be friendly and discreet and fun.” A response attributed to “The Invisible Man” says: “Got it will ring him today if I can. Love you A xxx.”
The email chain surfaced as part of a wider publication of Epstein-related records that the Justice Department has been releasing through an online portal it calls the “Epstein Library”, which groups “releasable documents in the possession of the Department of Justice” and notes that “redactions of victim names and other identifying information have been applied.” The department has said that, because of the “volume of information involved”, members of the public who identify information that should not have been posted should contact a dedicated address so it can be corrected.
The broader release has included thousands of documents and photographs, with news agencies reporting that at least 8,000 new documents were made available in one of the latest batches and that the department posted around 11,000 links to new material online, some of which were reported to lead nowhere. The disclosures have drawn scrutiny not just for what they contain but for what remains withheld or heavily redacted, amid political pressure over the pace and completeness of publication.
The staggered release has also become a flashpoint in US politics. The Guardian reported that lawmakers accused the Justice Department of violating the law by not releasing all files by the deadline, citing comments from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche about the planned rollout. The Justice Department’s portal frames the release as an ongoing disclosure process under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, while emphasising the need to protect victims’ identities through redaction.
As the document dump widened, it pulled in prominent names beyond the emails referencing Balmoral. In one exchange cited in reporting on the release, an assistant US attorney wrote that flight records showed “Donald Trump travelled on Epstein’s private jet many more times than previously has been reported (or that we were aware)”, including a 1993 flight where, the email said, “the only three passengers are Epstein, Trump and then-20-year-old [redacted].” Trump, speaking as the publication stirred controversy, was quoted in the released coverage as saying: “I don’t like the pictures of Bill Clinton being shown. I don’t like the pictures of other people being shown. I think it’s a terrible thing.” He added: “I think Bill Clinton’s a big boy, he can handle it. But you probably have pictures being exposed of other people that innocently met Jeffrey Epstein years ago … and they’re highly respected bankers and lawyers and others.”
The fallout has included responses from figures tied to those named in the files. CBS News reported that a spokesperson for former President Bill Clinton urged the Justice Department to release “any remaining records” that mention Clinton or include photographs, arguing the former president had nothing to hide. The same reporting described continued criticism that substantial portions of the material were blacked out or difficult to interpret, even as more documents were added to the portal.
The emails involving “Balmoral” and “The Invisible Man” have been seized on in Britain because of the repeated appearance of the name “Andrew” in the same tranche and the documents’ references to “A xxx”. ITV News reported that the message asking for “inappropriate friends” was among the newly released papers, alongside other correspondence that appeared to coordinate travel and social arrangements. The release comes against the backdrop of long-running scrutiny of Prince Andrew’s association with Epstein and Maxwell, which has been the subject of civil litigation, public statements, and repeated denials of wrongdoing by the Duke of York.