Emails previously exchanged between Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and disgraced American financier Jeffrey Epstein have been disclosed, just as the royal was officially stripped of his “prince” title.

On Thursday, October 30, Buckingham Palace announced that Andrew would lose all of his remaining royal titles and vacate his Windsor residence. The move follows renewed controversy surrounding his friendship with Epstein, as new claims surfaced in accuser Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir. Andrew has consistently denied all allegations made against him.

Although the government does not plan to introduce legislation that would remove him from the line of succession, the 65-year-old remains eighth in line to the British throne.

The palace’s announcement came alongside the release of newly unsealed court documents containing emails between Andrew and Epstein. The correspondence, shared with Sky News, shows that the former Duke of York emailed the convicted sex offender in April 2010 — just months after Epstein’s release from prison for procuring minors for prostitution.

In one exchange, Epstein had suggested that Andrew meet American banker James “Jes” Staley in London later that month. Andrew reportedly replied:

“I would love to, but sadly heading to the stan’s [Central Asia] via Kiev next Fri/Sat, so will miss him. But I will make sure I meet him soon on another trip.

Also, I have no immediate plans to drop by New York, but I think I should at some stage soon. I’ll look and see if I can make a couple of days before the summer.