Newly uncovered photo shows the trio together in casual setting

A newly uncovered photograph shows Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson sitting with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, marking the first known image of the three together.

The picture shows the men wearing bathrobes while seated outside at a wooden table with mugs decorated with the American flag. The image is believed to have been taken on Martha's Vineyard, an island off Cape Cod in Massachusetts known as a popular destination for wealthy visitors.

The photograph was uncovered by ITV News and was reportedly among millions of Epstein-related files released earlier this year by the United States Department of Justice.

No date was provided for the image.

Mandelson message in Epstein birthday album

A similar photograph of Mandelson previously appeared in a birthday album created for Epstein in 2003.

In a handwritten message included in the book, Mandelson referred to Epstein as “my best pal,” describing him as an “intelligent sharp-witted man.”

Epstein died in August 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges.

Appearances in Epstein documents

Both Mountbatten-Windsor and Mandelson appear several times in the large collection of documents linked to Epstein.

According to reports, the files contain various photographs showing the men in informal situations connected to Epstein.

Some images reportedly show Mountbatten-Windsor interacting with unidentified women, while others show Mandelson in casual situations including receiving a foot massage.

There is no suggestion that appearing in the documents implies wrongdoing.

Epstein had previously been jailed in 2008 for soliciting prostitution from a minor.

Investigations and fallout

Mountbatten-Windsor and Mandelson have both faced scrutiny over their relationships with Epstein.

Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of royal roles and asked to vacate the large residence he occupied in Windsor. Last month he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allegations he shared confidential information with Epstein while serving as the United Kingdom’s trade envoy.

He has denied any wrongdoing.

Mandelson has also faced political consequences. He was dismissed as the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States last September and resigned from the House of Lords in February following renewed attention to his ties with Epstein.

He was later arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allegations that he may have shared sensitive government information with Epstein while serving as business secretary in the government of Gordon Brown.

Mandelson has denied wrongdoing, and his lawyers say he will cooperate fully with investigators.

Both men have been released while the investigations continue.

Pressure on the prime minister

The controversy has also raised questions about the decision by Keir Starmer to appoint Mandelson as ambassador to Washington.

Starmer apologised again this week for the appointment, saying: “It was me that made a mistake, and it’s me that makes the apology to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein.”

His remarks followed the publication of 147 pages of government documents related to Mandelson’s appointment.

Ethics review rejected

Members of the opposition Conservative Party had called for an investigation into whether Starmer breached the ministerial code in making the appointment.

However, the prime minister’s independent ethics adviser, Laurie Magnus, said there were no grounds to open an inquiry.

In a written response, Magnus said the released documents indicated that the correct process for appointing a political envoy had been followed.

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Did the fourth cup belong to Tony Blair or Prince Charles?

So where is the image?

18 minutes ago, khaosokman said:

So where is the image?

Haven't you noticed the biggest cover up ever in history happening right now?

Just waiting for some in the cleaning stab to leak all the sensitive files they trying to protect. Not the victims, but the abusers.

Where is Wikileaks and Edward Snowden when you need them ?

Latest I read on this, someone said they were there and there were multiple naked girls that looked his daughter's age, 14 or 15.

I guess that's child abduction? Did he pay the parents? How does a 15 year old girl end up on this island?

3 minutes ago, Priorexpat said:

Latest I read on this, someone said they were there and there were multiple naked girls that looked his daughter's age, 14 or 15.

I guess that's child abduction? Did he pay the parents? How does a 15 year old girl end up on this island?

The good old broken girls from broken homes, that was their way to get hold of young girls. Easy to manipulate and form.

Parents didnt get the whole picture, and most likely got their own problems.

Why do you think so many young girls ending up in Pattaya?

Because they come from good caring homes?

1 minute ago, Hummin said:

The good old broken girls from broken homes, that was their way to get hold of young girls. Easy to manipulate and form.

Parents didnt get the whole picture, and most likely got their own problems.

Why do you think so many young girls ending up in Pattaya?

Because they come from good caring homes?

These weren't poor Isaan girls in Patters.

2 minutes ago, Priorexpat said:

These weren't poor Isaan girls in Patters.

Simular stories, simular psychology, and there have been flust of articles explaining exactly the true pattern, and broken girls is groomed in to the abuse, or vodlountary travel to Pattya based on other girls from the village talking positive about the life, money, possibilities, making parents proud, and ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Coming from broken homes

Yes — broadly, that is how predators like Epstein often operate.

He appears to have relied on a mix of:

• Targeting vulnerable girls, including some from unstable homes or difficult financial situations

• Grooming, by making the situation seem normal, glamorous, or helpful

• Money and favors, so abuse was disguised as opportunity, support, or “work”

• Recruitment through peers, where one girl was pushed to bring in others

• Isolation and normalization, so victims were less likely to trust their own alarm

• Fear, shame, and disbelief, which made reporting harder

• Status and protection, because powerful offenders can make victims think nobody will help them

The key point is that this was not about the girls being “easy” in some moral sense. It was about adult predators deliberately identifying vulnerability and exploiting it.

“Broken homes” can be part of that picture for some victims, but it is better to say vulnerable, unsupported, or manipulable circumstances. Not every victim came from the same background, and reducing them to “broken girls” can flatten what happened to them. The blame stays on the abuser and the network around him

Parents part of blaim ?

Often because they didn’t know, didn’t understand what they were seeing, or were outmaneuvered by grooming.

Predators usually do not present themselves to parents as obvious predators. Grooming works by building trust, creating secrecy, and making the child think the situation is normal, consensual, beneficial, or too shameful to disclose. RAINN notes that grooming often begins with friendship, mentorship, or kindness and can make a young person feel attached to the abuser rather than immediately alarmed.

A few common reasons parents may not have acted:

• The abuse was hidden. Children and teens often do not tell because of shame, fear, confusion, loyalty, or because they do not fully recognize it as abuse. RAINN says survivors often delay disclosure for years or never disclose at all.

• The adult looked credible or “helpful.” Status, money, charm, and social proof can make dangerous behavior look like opportunity rather than exploitation. That is a recurring pattern in abuse cases and one reason offenders evade accountability.

• Warning signs were ambiguous. Parents may have seen gifts, rides, mentorship, or odd behavior without realizing it was a grooming pattern. The FBI and RAINN both emphasize that exploitation often relies on secrecy and manipulation rather than obvious force.

• Some parents did raise concerns and were ignored or dismissed. In other abuse cases, AP has documented parents reporting grooming concerns only to have institutions minimize or fail to act. That dynamic can make intervention harder even when adults suspect something is wrong.

• Some families were overwhelmed or vulnerable themselves. A parent dealing with poverty, addiction, instability, or chaos may have less capacity to detect and stop sophisticated manipulation. That does not make them responsible for the abuse; it means the predator exploited weak points around the child.

So the blunt answer is: sometimes parents failed, but often the offender deliberately engineered a situation where the child was silent, the parent was deceived, and outsiders looked away. The primary blame stays with the abuser and the adults or institutions that enabled him

50 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Did the fourth cup belong to Tony Blair or Prince Charles?

I heard they were sharing a cup. The bathrobes and the American flags on all the cups was a nice touch. Confirms they were all in America together.

50 minutes ago, khaosokman said:

So where is the image?

Click on the full article!

The image is the big rectangular coloured box at the very top!