A joint photo of Prince Andrew and Peter Mendelssohn alongside Jeffrey Epstein has been revealed

According to the report in the British “Telegraph” newspaper, which was based on an exposure by the “ITV News” network and documents released by the American Department of Justice, the photo was apparently taken in the late 1990s or early 2000s. The release of the photo comes at a sensitive time, as the two former senior figures are now facing criminal investigations for their ties to Epstein.

Last month, both were arrested on suspicion of leaking sensitive information to Epstein while in public office – Mountbatten-Windsor as Britain’s trade envoy and Mendelssohn as business minister. Both strongly deny any connection to the suspicions against them.

The location in the photo matches a similar photograph that appeared in Epstein’s 50th birthday book from 2003, in which Mendelsohn is seen in a bathrobe talking to him, next to a handwritten note that described the pedophile as “my best friend!”. “The Telegraph” even revealed email correspondence from 2013 in which Mendelsohn checks with Epstein’s assistant where the photo was taken, and confirms that it was his first meeting with the billionaire on Martha’s Vineyard.