Ghislaine asked Andrew for Epstein b'day tribute

PRINCE Andrew was asked to contribute to Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday album in which Donald Trump told the paedophile, "May every day be another wonderful secret", it is claimed.

- BY CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN US Editor

The Duke of York's close pal Ghislaine Maxwell asked the sex offender's rich and powerful friends to write messages for the billionaire's 50th in 2003.

The British socialite, 63, who is serving 20 years in a US jail for trafficking girls for Epstein, bound the tributes in a leather album. The gift was discovered by US Justice Department investigators probing the financier's inner circle.

A US source told this newspaper: "Ghislaine was the driving force behind the birthday tributes. She wanted it to be a who's who of Epstein's inner circle, and she leaned on a lot of people to write something. It wasn't just casual greetings. Ghislaine wanted messages that were personal, meaningful.

"Jeffrey... always saw Andrew as the pinnacle of his pals, and Ghislaine made sure he was asked to contribute.