One showed Andrew walking alongside Epstein in New York’s Central Park. The other pictured him with his arm around a young Virginia Giuffre in London.
Ms Giuffre later accused the former prince of having sex with her.
Just a day after the second photo was published, Andrew emailed Epstein saying: “we are in this together.”
Mounting Pressure and Public Apologies
At the time Mr Stern was corresponding with Epstein, Andrew was under increasing pressure to resign from his position as Britain’s official trade envoy.
Shortly before Stern’s email referencing the Queen’s views, Sarah Ferguson had publicly expressed regret for accepting money from Epstein.
On March 9 2011, she apologised in a newspaper interview for taking £15,000 from Epstein to help settle her personal debts.
Following her public apology, Stern contacted Epstein again, referring to Ferguson as “F” and noting that media focus had largely shifted toward her financial difficulties and “lack of judgement.”
Epstein responded angrily, instructing Stern to reach out to both Andrew and his ex-wife regarding the fallout from her comments.
“Jeffrey will need to defend himself. this is unfair, very unfair,” he wrote.