A second woman has alleged that Jeffrey Epstein sent her to the UK for a sexual encounter with Prince Andrew, according to her lawyer.
Speaking to the BBC, attorney Brad Edwards of the U.S.-based firm Edwards Henderson said his client claims the encounter took place in 2010 at Royal Lodge, Prince Andrew’s former residence on the Windsor estate. The woman, who is not British, was in her 20s at the time.
Edwards said his client alleges she spent the night with Andrew and was later given a tour of Buckingham Palace, including tea at the royal residence.
“We’re talking about at least one woman who was sent by Jeffrey Epstein over to Prince Andrew,” Edwards said. “And after a night with Prince Andrew, she even had a tour of Buckingham Palace.”
BBC News has requested comment from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor but has not received a response.
Buckingham Palace maintains records of tour guests, but the BBC said it could not independently verify the woman’s visit without disclosing her identity. The allegation marks the first time an Epstein survivor has claimed that a sexual encounter involving Andrew took place inside a royal residence.
Edwards represents more than 200 Epstein survivors worldwide and previously represented Virginia Giuffre, who accused Andrew of sexually assaulting her in London in 2001 when she was 17. Giuffre alleged she was forced to have sex with Andrew on two additional occasions in New York and on Epstein’s private Caribbean island between 2001 and 2002.
Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting sex from a 14-year-old girl in Florida and completed his sentence in July 2010.
Edwards said there were communications between his client and Andrew prior to the alleged 2010 encounter and that he had previously been in contact with legal representatives for the former prince in the United States. He claimed communication stopped after King Charles formally stripped Andrew of his titles and honors last October.
Andrew lost his royal titles following the publication of Giuffre’s posthumous memoir. It was also announced at the time that he would vacate Royal Lodge, where he had lived since 2004. Buckingham Palace said the sanctions were imposed despite Andrew’s continued denial of all allegations.
According to Edwards, removing Andrew’s titles has enabled him to claim he lacks the financial means to compensate alleged victims.
“What the Royal Family has done by simply stripping Prince Andrew of his titles and nothing more has had the exact opposite effect of what they say they are trying to do,” Edwards said. “It allows these women to continue suffering.”
A BBC investigation in 2025 found that Epstein trafficked multiple women into the UK using commercial flights and his private jets.
In October, Buckingham Palace said: “Their majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been and will remain with the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.”
Edwards said he is now considering filing a civil lawsuit against Andrew on behalf of the woman.
Giuffre filed a civil lawsuit against Andrew in the U.S. in 2021, which was settled in February 2022 for an estimated £12 million. She died by suicide last year.
Prince Andrew has consistently denied all allegations of sexual misconduct.
