Epstein Files: New Mandelson and Andrew Allegations
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BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 1 February 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
A second woman is alleging that she was sent to the UK by Jeffrey Epstein for a sexual encounter with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor following the release of more documentation from the Epstein files.
The encounter allegedly occurred at the former prince's residence, Royal Lodge, in 2010.
BBC News has asked Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for comment, but so far he has not responded to these accusations.
Laura, Paddy and Henry discuss the story and what it could mean for victims.
And John Bew, a professor, historian and former chief foreign policy adviser to four prime ministers, is in the studio to talk about what Trump might do in Iran, Ukraine, UK defence, and his time in Downing Street.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.7 | Here we are on day two of trying to unravel this latest, enormous information that has burst out of the Epstein files on the other side of the Atlantic, and also a troubling allegation made by an American lawyer in an interview with the BBC, that there is a second woman who has said she was trafficked |
| 0:23.0 | but to the UK for a sexual encounter |
| 0:25.7 | with the former Prince, Prince Andrew. |
| 0:29.5 | So again, this has been another whirlwind of news |
| 0:33.2 | where Geoffrey Epstein, the convicted paedophile, |
| 0:35.7 | has been making headlines |
| 0:37.2 | and making life very awkward and embarrassing for lots of other powerful people. |
| 0:40.6 | On this Sunday's newscast. Newscast from the BBC. |
| 0:45.2 | Fat boy sliver me in the classroom doing our violin lessons. |
| 0:48.1 | I was the tattletail in the class. |
| 0:49.5 | Can I have an apology, please? I trust almost nobody. |
| 0:52.4 | That daddy has to sometimes do strong language. Next time in Moscow. I feel delulu with no salulu. Take me down to Downey Street. Let's go have a tour. Blimey. Hello, it's Paddy in the studio. It's Laura in the studio. And it's Henry at home. And in a few minutes, we will hear at length from Professor John Bue, who we had on the TV this morning. but who's going to talk to us, I think, hopefully And in a few minutes we will hear at length from Professor John Bue who we had on the TV |
| 1:12.0 | this morning, but who's going to talk to us, I think hopefully, in a very helpful way about all the |
| 1:16.6 | bewildering things that are happening in the world. And he was the Chief Foreign Policy |
| 1:20.7 | Advisor to Kirstarmer, to Rishi Sunak, also to Boris Johnson. So standby for that because he's a really fascinating guy. |
| 1:29.7 | And the Fleet Street Knight and historian Max Hastings was on Radio 4 with me saying, |
| 1:34.8 | the thing we're all talking about, the Epstein files, is a circus, it's a freak show, |
| 1:39.7 | because there is so much going on in the world that we should be talking about more. |
| 1:44.0 | Now, he was challenged |
| 1:45.2 | for that view, but we are going to try and do both in this newscast. We're going to try and |
| 1:50.2 | sum up what's happening with the latest release of Epstein files and talk to John Bueue about |
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