According to reporting by The Sun, Prince Andrew was warned by a longtime friend to immediately sever all ties with Jeffrey Epstein following Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a minor. The friend reportedly viewed continued association with a convicted sex offender as both morally indefensible and reputationally reckless, particularly for a senior member of the Royal Family. Rather than accepting the advice, Andrew allegedly dismissed the warning outright, characterizing his concerned friend as “a puritan” for suggesting that he distance himself. The exchange reportedly took place at a time when Epstein’s crimes were already widely known and public scrutiny of his associates was intensifying.


The account adds to the broader narrative that Andrew was not unaware of the controversy surrounding Epstein but instead chose to minimize or ignore it. Despite mounting public and private pressure to cut contact, Andrew maintained the relationship, including a widely criticized 2010 visit to Epstein in New York after his release from jail. The reported reaction to his friend’s warning underscores how concerns about optics and judgment were raised early on, only to be brushed aside. In hindsight, the alleged dismissal of that advice is now viewed by critics as a pivotal moment in a scandal that would later engulf Andrew and severely damage his public standing.


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