Royal to Epstein after 'breaking contact'

PRINCE Andrew was still emailing his paedophile friend Jeffrey Epstein two months after he claimed to have broken off contact, according to court papers.

- CHRIS BUCKTIN

The newly disclosed documents led to fresh calls from Epstein's victims for the prince to be quizzed by the FBI.

The Duke of York insisted he severed ties with Epstein in December 2010, following a now infamous meeting in New York's Central Park.

But an email exchange from February 2011 appears to contradict this.

It shows Andrew, 64, saying to the financier: "Keep in close touch, and we'll play some more soon!!!!"

One woman who was abused by Epstein when she was a teenager said: "Another example of powerful men apparently thinking they can lie and get away with it.