An email originating from ‘Balmoral’ and signed ‘A xxx’ was sent to Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted sex trafficker, inquiring if she had “discovered any new inappropriate friends” for “fun,” as revealed by the recently disclosed Epstein files.

The documents, unveiled on Friday, offer fresh insights into the secretive life of Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sexual predator. Among the revelations is a photograph depicting Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor—formerly known as Prince Andrew—sprawled across five women.

The newly released files also feature a series of emails exchanged between Maxwell and an individual referred to as ‘The Invisible Man,’ using the email address ‘abx17@dial.pipex.com’.

In a message dated August 2001, the individual signing off as ‘A xxx’ wrote to Maxwell from Balmoral, describing it as “Summer Camp for the Royal Family.”

He expressed feeling “totally exhausted” and inquired about Maxwell’s well-being. The email continued: “How’s LA? Have you found me some new inappropriate friends? Let me know when you are coming over as I am free from 25th August until 2nd Sept and want to go somewhere hot and sunny with some fun people before having to put my nose firmly to the grindstone for the Fall.” He concluded with, “Any ideas gratefully received! See ya A xxx.”

Maxwell responded a few days later with an apology for not meeting his expectations, stating, “So sorry to disappoint you, however the truth must be told. I have only been able to find appropriate friends.” She ended her message with, “Kisses Gx.”

The man responds on August 18: ‘Distraught!’ He adds that he lost his valet that week. ‘He had been with me since I was 2,’ the message reads. 

The former Prince Andrew pictured lying across five women. The context of the photograph remains unknown (Maxwell pictured back row, left) 

An email signed ‘A’ to Ghislaine Maxwell has been included in the Epstein files 

Paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his former partner Ghislaine Maxwell 

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor rides in the rain in Windsor Park earlier this week

Donald Trump defended Bill Clinton and other political enemies who were featured in the latest Epstein files drop, calling it ‘a terrible thing’

‘I am a little off balance as not only has my office been restructured, I have left the RN and 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.’ 

He adds: ‘If you have any good ideas as to how to get my mind back on track I’d be grateful for advice. See you real soon… I hope if you are coming over. A xxx’ 

The long-awaited Epstein files were released on Friday, shedding new light on the inner world of convicted sexual predator Epstein. 

The Department of Justice posted the documents on its website, organising the material into four datasets.

Among 8,000 new documents is the suggestion that US President Donald Trump travelled on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet ‘many more times than previously has been reported’, including one journey with a 20-year-old woman. 

An email from a New York assistant US attorney states that Trump was listed as a passenger on eight flights between 1993 and 1996, including at least four where Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell was also present.

The email says: ‘For your situational awareness, wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump travelled on Epstein’s private jet many more times than previously has been reported (or that we were aware), including during the period we would expect to charge in a Maxwell case.’ 

It continues: ‘On one flight in 1993, he and Epstein are the only two listed passengers; on another, the only three passengers are Epstein, Trump and then-20-year-old [redacted].’ 

The thousands of new documents related to the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were available on Tuesday on the US Department of Justice’s site (DOJ), AFP observed.

The DOJ has been accused of withholding information and was criticised by Democrats over the slow release and heavy redaction of records from the investigation into Epstein.

Epstein pictured in a helicopter with a redacted woman, in a document released by the Department of Justice on December 19, 2025

This redacted photo released by the US Department of Justice shows a framed photograph of Jeffrey Epstein with a person on his lap, documented on August 12, 2019, during a search of his home on Little St. James island in the US Virgin Islands

A photo released by the US Department of Justice on December 19 shows Epstein posing shirtless with what appears to be a child’s foot in frame

The new files include hundreds of videos or audio recordings, notably surveillance footage from August 2019, the month Epstein was found dead in his jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

The DOJ posted around 11,000 links to new documents online, but some of them appeared to lead nowhere.

Congress nearly unanimously passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA), which mandated the complete release of the Epstein files by last Friday.

A group of victims earlier complained that only a ‘fraction’ of the files were released and even those were ‘riddled with abnormal and extreme redactions with no explanation’. 

EFTA co-sponsors Ro Khanna, a Democrat, and Thomas Massie, a Republican, threatened to bring contempt charges against Attorney General Pam Bondi for failing to comply with the law.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced a resolution on Monday calling for legal action against the administration for failing to release the complete Epstein files.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche blamed the delay on the need to redact the identities of Epstein’s more than 1,000 victims, and on Sunday denied allegations of protecting Trump, who was formerly a close friend of Epstein’s.

Trump had initially tried to block the disclosure of the files.

But the president, who cut ties with Epstein years before his arrest and faces no accusations of wrongdoing, finally bowed to mounting pressure from Congress and signed the law compelling publication of the files.

Also featured in the documents are court transcripts, FBI and DOJ records, emails and news clippings. 

Friday’s disclosure represented only a fraction of the total data the FBI and Justice Department have said they possess related to Epstein and was heavily redacted, including several documents or 100 pages or more that were entirely blacked out.

Also notable was the dearth of references to Trump, who had a well-publicised friendship with Epstein in the 1990s and early 2000s. 

Instead, the released files extensively featured former President Bill Clinton, a Democrat and political foe.

The Department of Justice released hundreds of thousands of files on December 19 related to disgraced financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein 

Epstein is seen at an undisclosed location, watching people meditate 

Former president Clinton poses with an unknown woman

Clinton swims in a pool with Maxwell and an unidentified woman

A photograph of two woman without shirts features in the released files 

‘The DOJ needs to quit protecting the rich, powerful, and politically connected,’ Representative Massie, a maverick conservative Republican from Kentucky, said in a post on X. 

Clinton spokesman Angel Urena issued a statement urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to immediately release any remaining materials in the Epstein case that refer to Clinton in any way, including photographs. 

‘Someone or something is being protected. We do not know whom, what or why. But we do know this,’ Urena said, adding: ‘We need no such protection.’

Urena said there is ‘widespread suspicion’ the Justice Department is ‘using selective releases to imply wrongdoing about individuals who have already been repeatedly cleared by the very same Department of Justice’. 

He did not detail who else harbored that suspicion. 

A photograph of Trump flanked by women in bikinis was mysteriously removed without explanation from the Epstein Files, before being reinstated.

The photo showing a desk with an open drawer containing the image of Trump was flagged by the Southern District of New York for review to protect potential victims. 

Following furious backlash, it was reinstated on Sunday morning after it was determined that ‘there is no evidence that any Epstein victims are depicted in the photograph’, a statement posted on X said.

Among the hundreds of photographs released on Friday, one showed an open desk drawer containing two photos of President Trump

Ghislaine Maxwell is pictured at the wheel of a car while wearing a white robe

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said earlier on Sunday his office removed the photo because of concerns about women in the photo. ‘It has nothing to do with President Trump,’ Blanche said during a Sunday morning appearance on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press with Kristen Welker’. 

During an ABC News interview on Sunday, Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called for a ‘full and complete investigation as to why the document production has fallen short of what the law clearly required’.

The 300,000 pages of released files on Friday largely dealt with three police investigations into the convicted paedophile. First, a Palm Beach police inquiry from 2005.

Then a probe by federal prosecutors in Florida that ended with the financier’s 2008 plea deal, in which he was handed a notably soft sentence. 

And finally, the 2019 inquiry by Manhattan prosecutors that was cut short when Epstein died in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Centre in New York City.

There was a series of never-before-seen photos of former President Clinton, including images of him relaxing in what appears to be a hot tub and smiling at parties with women.

A spokesman for the former president commented on the new photos, saying they were decades old.

‘They can release as many grainy 20-plus-year-old photos as they want, but this isn’t about Bill Clinton. Never has, never will be,’ Ureña wrote on social media.

‘There are two types of people here. The first group knew nothing and cut Epstein off before his crimes came to light. The second group continued relationships with him after.

‘We’re in the first. No amount of stalling by people in the second group will change that.

‘Everyone, especially MAGA, expects answers, not scapegoats.’

Bill Clinton is seen with his arm around Michael Jackson. The pair pose with Diana Ross

Two young women pose in bikinis, with one smoking a cigarette, in a picture from the files

He has never been accused of wrongdoing by survivors of Epstein’s abuse, and has denied knowledge of his sex offending. 

‘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,’ Trump told reporters on Monday.

‘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.’

Another photo appears to show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lying across five women’s laps.

Dressed in black tie, the former Duke of York is seen laughing with Maxwell, who is standing in the background.

Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein, and said he did not ‘see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to his arrest and conviction’.