Jeffrey Epstein asked for Katherine Keating’s number in newly released emails
New details have emerged about the emails between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Katherine Keating, the daughter of former PM Paul Keating, after a dinner with disgraced royal Andrew.
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein asked Katherine Keating for her phone number and location in a number of emails sent in 2011 months after he asked former prince Andrew to organise a dinner with her.
Emails released by the US House Oversight Committee show Ms Keating, the daughter of former Australian PM Paul Keating, sent Epstein and others the foreword to her father’s book After Words in 2011.
“Dear Friends, I wanted to share with you the foreword to my father’s new book After Words,” Ms Keating said, as reported by the Daily Mail.
“He truly is an inspiration and so is his writing... I will be sure to send you a copy, it’s a brilliant read. I trust this email finds you well.”
She signed off with “Katherine X”.
Epstein replied to the email asking, “Are you here?”
Ms Keating responded: “In NY. You?’
Epstein replied: “Send me your phone number.”
Her comments follow the release of separate emails that revealed Epstein personally asked former prince Andrew to organise a dinner with Ms Keating in 2011 when she was 29.
The exchange, dated February 2011, began with Epstein writing to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, saying “Would you ask Katherine Keating if she would like to come for dinner with Woody Allen next week in New York?”
Former prince Andrew replied with a simple, “Will do”, The Mail on Sunday reported.
Two days later, as the former prince’s 51st birthday approached, Epstein followed up with another message: “What will you do tomorrow? Sorry I cannot be there as you get older.”
Andrew responded with: “Having a very quiet day. But a dinner party in the evening. On the Keating case.”
Speaking to The Mail on Sunday last month, Ms Keating, now 44, confirmed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who has been stripped of his titles over his links to Epstein, had organised the dinner with Epstein.
“It was a large social event. A sizeable chunk of NY society was there, including [American broadcasters] Barbara Walters, Charlie Rose and Katie Couric,” she said.
“At the time, I had only lived in NY about 10 weeks, and was happy to accept the odd social invitation.”
Two months earlier, Ms Keating had been photographed waving goodbye to Prince Andrew outside Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse after another dinner hosted by the financier.
There is no suggestion that Ms Keating was involved in or aware of any criminal behaviour by Epstein or his circle.
