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Ghislaine Maxwell joked about ‘five stunning red heads’ in email to ‘Andrew’

January 30, 2026 5 min read views
Ghislaine Maxwell joked about ‘five stunning red heads’ in email to ‘Andrew’
Ghislaine Maxwell joked about ‘five stunning red heads’ in email to ‘Andrew’ Isobel Frodsham Isobel Frodsham Published January 30, 2026 8:26pm Updated January 30, 2026 8:26pm Share this article via whatsappShare this article via xCopy the link to this article.Link is copiedShare this article via facebook Comment now Comments British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell attends a Theo Fennell party at the Cafe Royal, London, 10th November 1996. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images) Ghislaine Maxwell’s latest emails have been revealed in the new Jeffrey Epstein files drop (Photo Getty Images)

Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell joked about ‘five stunning red heads’ would now have to ‘play with ourselves’ to ‘Andrew’ in the latest tranche of the Epstein files.

The files, released this afternoon after a delay of several weeks, contains three million documents relating to disgraced paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, including FBI records, emails between Epstein and his closest friends and images.

In one series of documents, Maxwell is seen having exchanged emails with one person, called The Invisible Man, where the pair discussed holidays and visiting an island.

The exchange suggests The Invisible Man may be Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after Maxwell refers to him as Andrew and mentions his former wife’s name, while previous emails from the account have referred to having a valet and being at Balmoral for the royal family.

In an email signed ‘A’, he says: ‘As the planning is getting more difficult over the bank holiday weekend here I am thinking now I might join Sarah and the kids in Sotogrande for a few days which would be very important and a good thing for the girls, rather than trek across the pond.

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‘Please will you give me permission to do so and I am conscious of the ‘better offer’ syndrome but in this case it wouldn’t be that… I think!’

Prince Andrew, Ghislaine Maxwell Sandringham saloon Jeffrey Epstein Fies - DOJ RELEASE December 19, 2025 CREDIT: Department of Justice A photograph of Andrew with Ghislaine Maxwell in December’s tranche of Epstein files (Picture: Department of Justice)

In her reply dated August 24 2002, Maxwell said: ‘Andrew sweet heart – I fully understand if you want to spend time w/Sarah and the kids. I will not be remotely offended – sad not to spend time w/you and sad not to see you but at this point w/precious holidays and few days off I agree that this idea of coming to the Island looks less appealing.’

In a follow-up email sent on August 25 2002 after The Invisible Man confirmed he would not be coming, Maxwell said: ‘No problem, (redacted), who is now coming and 5 other stunning red heads will all just have to play with ourselves.’

In a reply on August 27, The Invisible Man said: ‘Look forward to catching up with you before you disappear to some exotic place and please don’t catch anything nasty on your travels!

‘Masses of love and thanks, A xxx’

Andrew and his now ex-wife Sarah Ferguson have two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

In another email addressed to The Invisible Man and sent on March 31 2002, one day after the Queen Mother’s death, Maxwell refers to him as ‘sweat pea’, adding: ‘Sorry you had to rush home, and also under such sad circumstances. However much the passing was to be expected in one so old, it does not make it any less sad.

‘She was wonderful, and I am happy that I managed to meet her and speak with her.

(FILES) An undated handout photo taken at an undisclosed location and released on August 9, 2021 by the United States District County for the Southern District of New York shows (L-R) Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre, and Ghislaine Maxwell posing for a photo. King Charles will strip his younger brother Andrew of his royal titles and long-term residence on the Windsor estate, the palace said on October 30, 2025, the latest fallout to hit the scandal-plagued royal over the Jeffrey Epstein affair. "Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor," the palace said, adding that Charles had begun the formal process to strip the titles from his brother. (Photo by Handout / US District Court - Southern District of New York (SDNY) / AFP) (Photo by HANDOUT/US District Court - Southern District of New York (SDNY)/AFP via Getty Images) Andrew, Virginia Giuffre, and Ghislaine Maxwell are seen posing for a photo (Picture: Getty images)

‘We shall reschedule. Love you. Gx.’

In a response sent on April 1, The Invisible Man said: ‘Got your message this morning. Sorry to have missed you yesterday I will ring later today to chat’.

The email response is signed ‘A xxx’.

The documents were released as part of the US ‘Epstein files’ and follow a series of disclosures in December, including an email sent from Balmoral signed ‘A’, which asked Maxwell for ‘inappropriate friends’.

In an email in March 2003, The Invisible Man writes about feeling isolated and frustrated, and Maxwell replies calling him her ‘best friend’.

In another from The Invisible Man, the sender asks a redacted account if they are having more children and labelling them ‘super sperm’.

The email said: ‘Sorry – I am in LA on my way to Hawaii. Is it true you are having more children? I shall have to refer to you as super sperm!’

The email subject is “Re: AKE in New York”.

Paedophile financier Epstein was found dead in his cell at a federal jail in Manhattan, New York, in August 2019 while he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges.

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. Justice Department/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen together in a property believed to be at Balmoral in Scotland (Picture: US Department of Justice)

His death was ruled a suicide.

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Andrew has faced allegations, which he strenuously denies, that he sexually assaulted a teenage Virginia Giuffre after she was trafficked by Epstein.

He paid millions to Ms Giuffre, a woman he has claimed never to have met, to settle a civil sexual assault claim in 2022.

Andrew stepped down from royal duties in 2019 after an interview on BBC Newsnight, but the publication of Ms Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, and the US government’s release of documents from Epstein’s estate, brought more scrutiny over his relationship with the financier.

It led to the King officially stripping his disgraced brother of both his HRH style and his prince title.

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