Andrew took Jeffrey Epstein confidant on official trip to China

Andrew has previously denied wrongdoing. Stern, 48, had been exchanging emails with the paedophile financier, often seeking his permission or advice in relation to business deals in the UK and Asia, since 2009, according to the Epstein files released by the US Department of Justice. From emailing Andrew about potential business deals in the early 2010s to becoming the prince’s right-hand man at his Pitch@Palace business venture, Stern gained unprecedented access to the Palace. Stern was so close to Epstein, who he referred to as his “boss”, that he asked the paedophile to be his child’s godfather. In September 2010,…