Prince Andrew exchanged friendly chat with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after the date he said he had broken off contact with his former friend, according to court documents freshly revealed.

The disgraced Duke of York, 64, wrote to the late serial sex trafficker on the same day a photo of him with then-17-year-old Virginia Giuffre emerged, a court has heard.

Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein that they would “play some more soon” two months after he claims to have ended contact with the convicted paedophile. Newly surfaced messages have revealed the Duke of York remained in contact with the disgraced financier until February 2011 - despite having claimed to have cut him off in December 2010.

Prince Andrew could face a fresh FBI investigation over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, as Donald Trump's pick for the intelligence agency's top job promises to expose those connected to the convicted paedophile.

Emails appearing to show contact between Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein have emerged where the royal is believed to have told the paedophile to 'keep in close touch and we'll play some more soon'

Prince Andrew is under fire after Donald Trump's new FBI chief vowed to "do everything" to expose those linked to Jeffrey Epstein.

In the famous 2019 interview, Prince Andrew said in front of the world that he cut all contact with Epstein in December 2010 but new documents reveal messages after that time

Prince Andrew is under fire after Donald Trump ’s new FBI chief vowed to ‘do everything ‘ to expose Jeffrey Epstein’s associates. New FBI head, Kash Patel, told a Senate hearing he is ready to investigate those linked to Epstein, who died in jail in 2019.

Email exchanges revealed in a filing by the Financial Conduct Authority as it defends an appeal by another Epstein associate

Prince Andrew is facing the possibility of a renewed FBI investigation into his connections with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, following statements from Donald Trump's nominee for