Epstein’s assistant ‘sat on Queen’s throne’

One of Jeffrey Epstein’s former assistants claimed that she “sat on the Queen of England’s throne” while working for the paedophile, according to new documents.

The letter by the unnamed woman, who says she was shown the “private quarters of Buckingham Palace”, is part of a “birthday book” dedicated to the late billionaire on his 50th birthday in 2003.

The 238-page book is a collection of tributes, candid photos, and drawings from Epstein’s associates, often with crude references to his lewd behaviour.

Notably, it contains a previously reported letter written to Epstein framed in a woman’s silhouette that bears Donald Trump’s name. Elsewhere, there is a joke about the 𝑠e𝑥 offender selling Mr Trump a “depreciated” woman for $22,500.

Mr Trump’s alleged drawing, alongside gushing notes appearing to be from Lord Peter Mandelson, was reported by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in July, but seen in full for the first time after the US House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Epstein’s estate and published the album on Monday night.

However, the book, compiled by then-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who has herself been on a private tour of Buckingham Palace and who has been jailed for 𝑠e𝑥 trafficking girls, raises a series of other troubling questions about Epstein’s associates.

A private Palace tour

One of Epstein’s former assistants writes in the book that she was a 22-year-old hostess working in a hotel restaurant before she met Epstein.

But afterwards, she lists all the glitzy and exotic places around the world she has visited with the late financier and the string of celebrities she met, including Prince Andrew, Mr Clinton, Mr Trump and Michael Jackson.

During her travels, she claims to have “seen the private quarters of Buckingham Palace” and “sat on the Queen of England’s throne”.

If true, it would mark the second known time that associates of Epstein have gained access to Buckingham Palace.

In 2020, The Telegraph revealed that Maxwell had been given a private tour of the throne room in 2002, organised by her close former friend, the Duke of York.

Prince Andrew has denied any wrongdoing in relation to his connection with Epstein.

Clinton’s birthday letter

Other birthday wishes come from a string of high-profile individuals, including one attributed to Mr Clinton, who praises Epstein for his “childlike curiosity” and his “drive to make a difference”.

The full note reads: “It’s reassuring isn’t it, to have lasted as long, across all the years of learning and knowing, adventures and [illegible], and also to have your childlike curiosity, the drive to make a difference and the solace of friends.”

The former US president has previously acknowledged being formerly associated with the 𝑠e𝑥 offender but said in 2019 that he cut off ties with Epstein prior to his 2019 arrest and was unaware of Epstein’s alleged crimes.

Mandelson’s ‘best pal’ Epstein

Lord Mandelson called Epstein his “best pal” and shared a photo of himself dressed in a bathrobe alongside the paedophile, according to the album.

The British ambassador to Washington wrote a gushing tribute to Epstein, calling him an “intelligent, sharp-witted man”, who “parachuted” into his life along with a scattering of images of the pair.

This was accompanied by a photo of what appears to be a parachuting Epstein.

The Labour peer’s alleged letter, which stretches across 10 pages, includes handwritten messages and a number of candid pictures of him at what he calls Epstein’s “glorious homes”.

In response to the files, Lord Mandelson’s spokesman told the BBC that his connection to Epstein “has been a matter of public record for some time”. He has previously said he “regrets ever having been introduced”.

The letter to Epstein was signed off: “But, wherever he is in the world, he remains my best pal! Happy Birthday, Jeffrey,” adding: “We love you!!”

Trump’s signature

Inside a sketch of a naked woman’s body is a poem written to Epstein that appears to be signed by Mr Trump, which states the two men had “certain things in common”.

Details of the apparent birthday card, which said that the two men had “certain things in common”, were first revealed by the WSJ in July.

The resurfacing of it comes at a fraught time for the Trump administration as it tries to contain an ugly rift in its base over the president’s refusal to release the so-called Epstein files.

Mr Trump called reports of the letter “false, malicious, and defamatory” and is suing the WSJ and its owners, including Rupert Murdoch, for at least $10bn (£7.4bn) for its report.

“These are not my words, not the way I talk. Also, I don’t draw pictures,” Mr Trump said. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, on Monday again insisted the president did not draw the picture, nor sign it.

The birthday note ends with the line: “Happy Birthday – and may every day be another wonderful secret.”

‘Children’ section

Disturbingly juxtaposed among the graphic references and nude images is a chapter of the book labelled “children”.

It features two letters scrawled in children’s handwriting and images of them, with their faces redacted. Epstein was not known to have any children.

One letter includes a picture of a family of three and the line: “Here comes the bride all dressed in white. Where is the gro[o]m? He’s in the lady’s room.”

Anecdotes

After a lengthy selection of photographs of Epstein in his youth comes a collection of short stories, often crass and highly 𝑠e𝑥ualised, told by an unnamed friend.

One note recalls how, on a boat with Epstein, they “picked up girls on a beach” and the writer pulled out a knife and insisted they take their clothes off.

Another disturbing story alleges that Epstein called the daughter of a rabbi, pretending to be her father, and later made her “take her top off so we could touch her boobs… play together with toys”.

Epstein pictures

Maxwell then includes a long selection of images of Epstein with her captions, often half-naked, and alongside women with redacted faces.

A picture of Epstein in a suit next to a woman with a redacted face and the handwritten words: “He is the boyfriend of […….], we think he works for the CIA.”

Another shows him reading in a large, opulent marble bath, with the caption: “Waiting for my foot massage.”

A later photo shows Maxwell naked in a pool being held by Epstein, featuring her handwriting, which is scattered throughout the album, reading: “Happy birthday, Love Ghislaine,” she wrote.

Epstein was found dead in his cell at a federal jail in Manhattan in August 2019 while he awaited trial on 𝑠e𝑥-trafficking charges. The death was ruled a suicide.