Prince Andrew has been warned to “brace himself” as explosive U.S. government documents concerning his paedophile associate Jeffrey Epstein are set to be made public within days.
The disgraced Duke of York, already dogged by years of scandal, may find his name referenced throughout official U.S. records as Congress prepares to release confidential files linked to the billionaire sex trafficker. On Friday, lawmakers will begin receiving the first tranche of documents from the Department of Justice.
Officials have pledged to publish the material once victims’ identities and other sensitive information are redacted. The move comes just a week after Andrew’s biographer claimed Donald Trump’s fate in the Epstein saga was “sealed.”
A spokesperson for the House Oversight Committee said the records would be released only after a full review, with victims’ identities and any child sexual abuse material redacted. The Committee, they added, would coordinate with the Department of Justice to ensure the disclosures do not interfere with active criminal cases or investigations.
The looming disclosure intensifies scrutiny of Andrew, whose relationship with Epstein — including allegations he engaged with the financier’s “teen sex slave” Virginia Giuffre — has badly damaged his royal standing.
Andrew has consistently and emphatically denied all allegations of misconduct.
But one Epstein survivor warned the documents will leave many high-profile men, including the Duke of York, “feeling anxious.”
“Andrew should brace himself,” she said. “When these files are finally made public, countless men — some of whom may never have been named before — will have to answer for their friendship with Jeffrey. Survivors like me have had to live with the shame and trauma while men in power carried on as if nothing happened.”
Now 38 and a recipient of compensation from the Epstein victim fund, the woman continued:
“If your Prince’s name is there, then he must answer for it. No amount of royal privilege, no titles, no lawyers should protect him from the truth. “He should be ready — the world is about to see exactly who was entangled with Jeffrey, and what they chose to overlook.”
Congressional sources suggest the first revelations could surface “in days rather than weeks.” Oversight Committee chair James Comer said the files would finally illuminate a controversy the Trump administration was accused of concealing.
The urgency follows the Justice Department’s July statement that “no further disclosures” concerning Epstein were necessary — a decision that enraged victims, campaigners, and even some of Trump’s own supporters.
The U.S. president had promised during his campaign to make all Epstein-related government files public. For years, America has been consumed by speculation over the so-called “Epstein files,” amid rumours the financier kept a secret list of powerful associates who abused underage girls.
“Both the FBI and DOJ maintain that no such list exists.” Still, earlier this year, former Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed she was prepared to release the files, remarking: “It’s on my desk.”
Trump himself, who maintained a decades-long friendship with Epstein and was often photographed at events with him in Palm Beach and Manhattan, now faces renewed questions about their relationship.
Epstein — once a financier with ties to presidents, royalty, and billionaires — died in his New York prison cell in August 2019. His death was officially ruled suicide, but lingering conspiracy theories suggest he was silenced to protect powerful figures.
With Congress now set to reveal long-withheld documents, the reputations of several influential men could hang in the balance.
For Andrew, the danger is acute. His disastrous BBC Newsnight interview — in which he infamously claimed he could not sweat and denied ever meeting Giuffre — remains one of the most humiliating moments in royal history.
Although he settled Giuffre’s New York civil lawsuit with a reported £12 million payment, the Duke of York has never admitted any wrongdoing.
