Prince Andrew allegedly offered assistance to Jeffrey Epstein in arranging a meeting with the daughter of the Australian prime minister. According to reports, Epstein reached out to Andrew in an email, proposing a dinner with Katherine Keating and Woody Allen in New York. The email exchange, part of the Epstein Files under review by the US Congress, included follow-up messages from Epstein on Andrew’s birthday.
In response to the dinner invitation, Keating confirmed that Andrew had facilitated her attendance at a social event in 2011. She mentioned her interaction with Andrew at Epstein’s New York residence, where she bid farewell to him after another dinner event. At the time of the email exchange, Keating was 29 years old and the daughter of former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating.
Keating described the gathering as a large social affair attended by prominent figures like Barbara Walters, Charlie Rose, and Katie Couric. She clarified that she had recently moved to New York and was eager to partake in social engagements.
There is no implication that Keating had any involvement in or knowledge of any illicit activities related to Epstein or his associates. Andrew was later seen with Epstein in Central Park during a subsequent visit to New York, where he claimed in an interview that he sought to end their association. However, recent revelations indicated continued communication between Andrew and Epstein, with promises of future interactions.
The connection between Andrew and Keating’s introduction remains undisclosed. Speculations suggest a possible link through Ghislaine Maxwell, a mutual acquaintance of Andrew and Epstein currently serving a prison sentence for sex trafficking.