Andrew’s ex-girlfriend breaks silence with ‘jaw dropping’ comment after Epstein file release

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's former girlfriend has shared her perspective on being mentioned in the Epstein files.

Although most high-profile figures would prefer their names to be kept out of the millions of documents, Lady Victoria Hervey said it's an 'insult' to the rich and powerful if their name isn't included.

The 49-year-old reckons that it 'means that you were a bit of a loser' if your moniker didn't appear in the files which have been released by the US Justice Department.

Her former flame, Andrew, who she briefly dated in 1999, appears hundreds of times, while Lady Victoria's is featured 23 times.

The model, socialite and former 'It' girl appeared on LBC on Friday (6 January) to discuss the latest document dump and the subsequent fallout with host Tom Swarbrick.

When asked about her name being included, she said: "Well, of course I am. Because it's any journalist who wrote about it."

Lady Victoria rubbed shoulders with members of the British royal family, such as Andrew, as well as sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his sidekick Ghislaine Maxwell.

She previously claimed that she was invited to live in an apartment owned by Epstein in the early 2000s, saying during a 2019 appearance on Good Morning Britain: "I felt uncomfortable staying there. I cut my trip short and felt I was being watched, like there were hidden cameras, and I left after about 10 days and moved in with a friend of mine.

"But even before I knew anything that’s come out since, I felt it."

While speaking on LBC, the aristocrat shared her thoughts on the disgraced former Duke of York, who had his royal titles stripped from him last year.

She told Swarbrick that Andrew is a man who 'needs to date', explaining: "It's very hard for anyone to kind of try and imagine being in his shoes. But he's a male, he's single, he needs to date.

"He's not going to be sitting in a monastery his whole life."

Lady Victoria, who is the daughter of the late 6th Marquess of Bristol Victor Hervey, said the former prince 'trusted' his pal Epstein.

"They'd known each other for a long time at this point," she said. "And he sort of thought, okay, well, he knows beautiful women and, you know, there's like so many other people out there and no one's talking about it."

Swarbrick then pointed out that US President Donald Trump was mentioned hundreds of times in the documents related to Epstein, to which she responded: "He cut his ties with Epstein very, very early on.

"You know, the thing is, what people can see from these Epstein files, he was. He knew everybody that was very powerful.

"So, if you were on the scene and you were powerful, to be honest, if you're not in those files, it would be an insult because it just means that you were a bit of a loser."

Being mentioned in the Epstein files is not an indication of wrongdoing, and it does not mean that the person shared a relationship with him, had any knowledge of his crimes, or ever met him.

Reflecting on the interview with Lady Victoria, Swarbrick told listeners that he was taken aback by her 'astonishing attitude', as he said: "I find that jaw-dropping."

It's not the first time she has publicly chimed in on Andrew and Epstein, as she previously claimed that the famous photo of her ex and his accuser Virginia Giuffre was a fake.