Mandelson Tried to Get Epstein’s 15 Year Old Goddaughter Access to 10 Downing Street

Last month, newly released Epstein files revived scrutiny of photographs showing Peter Mandelson with Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew. Mandelson, dressed in a bathrobe, laughing alongside Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew. Another image shows Mandelson in his underwear at what was reportedly Epstein’s residence. These are exhibits in a growing case file about a man who was, for years, the second most powerful figure in British government. And Keir Starmer appointed him as ambassador to the United States.

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, having access to intelligence reports, vetting documents, and a public record stretching back two decades, looked at Peter Mandelson and decided he was fit to represent the country on the world stage. King Charles himself reportedly penned not one but two notes questioning the wisdom of the appointment. Charles asked, according to Private Eye, a simple question: “Do you really think that’s wise?” And yet Starmer proceeded anyway.

A Convicted Sex Offender’s Direct Line to Downing Street

Newly released US Justice Department emails have pulled back the curtain on just how compromised Mandelson was while serving as Business Secretary under Gordon Brown. And the timeline is damning. In 2009, Epstein was serving an 18-month prison sentence in Florida for procuring a minor for prostitution. He was a convicted sex offender. And yet, from inside a jail cell, he was corresponding directly with a sitting British cabinet minister.

The exchange begins with Epstein writing to hedge fund manager Glenn Dubin about Dubin’s 15-year-old daughter, whom Epstein referred to as his “goddaughter.” Epstein promised to “organize a trip to Number 10, and the House of Lords with Peter Mandelson for you guys.”

On the same day, Epstein wrote directly to Mandelson. His message read: “The most important person to me (next to you of course) is my goddaughter that will be in London on Wednesday and Thursday of next week. What can we do to make it a very special trip? I would really appreciate it.”

Mandelson asked: “How old?” Epstein replied: “15.” Fifteen. A convicted sex offender requesting special access for a 15-year-old girl to the Prime Minister’s residence. Mandelson’s response was two words: “Fine on all.”

Days later, Mandelson followed up, writing that he was “trying my best to accommodate” and that “we are still on the case… hope something will fall into place.” The visit happened and the 15-year-old girl, Celina Dubin, was granted access to 10 Downing Street and, separately, met Prince Andrew at Buckingham Palace for tea. Epstein later wrote to Ghislaine Maxwell: “Andrew had tea with the Dubin kids and Glenn.” A 15-year-old girl, a convicted pedophile’s request, a prince, and a British cabinet minister who said, “fine on all.”

Mandelson as Epstein’s Inside Man

The emails do not stop at facilitating access for minors. They reveal something far more sinister: Mandesson feeding sensitive government information to Epstein, who in turn used it to benefit his billionaire clients.

In one exchange, Mandelson forwarded Epstein a private email sent to Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The email contained sensitive market information, including discussions of potential government asset sales and tax policy. Epstein, still in prison, responded with policy advice of his own, suggesting the government consider not only physical assets but “INTELLECTUAL assets that are not being exploited.”

A convicted sex offender in a Florida jail cell was advising the second most powerful man in the British government on economic strategy.

Mandelson also tipped Epstein off about a 500 billion euro EU bailout, confirming it was almost complete and would be finalized that evening. He confirmed the British government planned to sell off many of its assets. As one commentator noted: “This information that Mandelson was leaking to Jeffrey Epstein, who himself was working with his own clients in finance, was exactly what he needed to manipulate markets and generate millions if not billions on the back of working people.” There is a word for this, and it is not diplomacy. Neither is it networking, nor harmless socializing with a wealthy financier. It is a compromise.

“You Are the Only Person Who Knows Everything About Me”

The personal intimacy between Mandelson and Epstein is impossible to dismiss as mere political acquaintance. The emails are littered with exchanges that read like correspondence between confidants, not casual contacts.

In one message, Mandelson told Epstein: “Had a long dream about you last night.”

In another, writing from the House of Lords frontbench while apparently engaged in parliamentary business, Mandelson confessed: “You are the only person who knows everything about me.”

When Epstein was arrested in 2008, Mandelson did not distance himself. He positioned himself as a counselor, writing: “You are fighting back, so you need strategy.” He pressed for updates, for “developments,” and asked whether everything was being handled. Upon learning of Epstein’s conviction, Mandelson wrote: “I think the world of you, and I feel hopeless and furious about what has happened… Your friends stay with you and love you.”

These are not the words of a man who was deceived about Epstein’s character. These are the words of a man who chose loyalty to a convicted pedophile over any semblance of moral judgment.

The friendship was not a secret. Channel 4 aired a documentary seven years ago detailing the closeness of the relationship. Photographs of Mandelson with Epstein circulated online. A 50th birthday book compiled for Epstein in 2003 included handwritten notes from Mandelson referring to Epstein as his “best pal.”

And yet, when Starmer appointed Mandelson as US ambassador in December 2024, he claimed ignorance. As one observer put it: “Do you mean to tell me random people tweeting on the internet know more about the activity of Peter Mandelson than the actual prime minister of this country?”

Loans, Gifts, and a “Special Unpaid Adviser”

The Epstein files also reveal financial transactions between Mandelson and the convicted sex offender. Bank statements from 2003 and 2004 show Epstein making several payments of $25,000 each to accounts associated with Mandelson.

In September 2009, Mandelson’s husband, Reinaldo Avila da Silva, emailed Epstein requesting financial help to cover the costs of an osteopathy course, including fees, equipment, and a laptop. Epstein agreed. A payment of £10,000 followed. Mandelson, in turn, emailed Epstein with a note of caution: “Remind him that to avoid a gift-tax filing, it must be a loan.”

The same Mandelson who later became ambassador to the United States was, while serving as First Secretary of State, receiving loans from a convicted pedophile and advising him on tax avoidance strategies.

Epstein, for his part, offered Mandelson access to his world of ultra-wealthy excess. When Mandelson asked about travel to Epstein’s private island, Epstein replied: “I can pay for your tickets if needed.” Maxwell messaged Epstein: “Asked Mandelson how he is getting to the island – he said I hope JE is sending the chopper.”

Mandelson also suggested Epstein become his “special unpaid adviser” on matters of artificial intelligence and cyberwarfare, areas in which Epstein held business interests. A convicted sex offender serving as an unpaid adviser to a sitting cabinet minister. The sentence writes itself.

The King’s Warning and Starmer’s Recklessness

King Charles is constitutionally required to approve senior diplomatic appointments. When the Foreign Office’s formal letter seeking his approval for Mandelson arrived, the King was reportedly surprised that the “flattering” CV attached made no mention of Mandelson’s previous resignations from government or his links to Epstein. His Majesty attached a note, then another. The question, according to reports, was simple: “Do you really think that’s wise?”

But this framing should not absolve Charles. Why was he asking the question rather than answering it? What did he know, and when did he know it? The King was, after all, fully aware of his own younger brother’s decades-long friendship with Epstein. Photographs of Prince Andrew with Epstein at Buckingham Palace, at Sandringham, and in Epstein’s New York mansion had been public for years. The 2019 Newsnight interview, in which Andrew failed to sweat and failed to convince, was a global embarrassment to the monarchy. Charles reportedly pushed for Andrew’s removal from royal duties. He knew.

So when the Mandelson file landed on his desk, Charles was not walking into this blind. He knew what Epstein represented. He knew the web of connections. And yet his response was not a veto. It was a question. A passive, deferential, “Do you really think that’s wise?”, as if the wisdom belonged to Starmer alone and the Crown bore no responsibility for the outcome.

Starmer proceeded anyway. The appointment was announced in December 2024. It lasted less than a year. But the King’s notes, however skeptical, remain a performance of concern without consequence. Asking “is that wise” is not the same as preventing the unwise. And on a matter of national security and diplomatic credibility, a monarch who asks rather than acts has already chosen his side.