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Fact check: How many times did Prince Andrew visit Little St James island and when?
Executive Summary
Prince Andrew’s number of visits to Jeffrey Epstein’s Little St James island is undetermined in public records, with conflicting statements from former staff, court papers and media reconstructions indicating anything from a single attested visit to repeated stays of unspecified frequency. Public documents and reporting dated between January 2024 and September 2025 show no definitive log or court finding establishing an exact count or complete calendar of visits, though several witnesses and documents assert repeated presence at Epstein properties generally [1] [2] [3] [4]. The evidence compiles into two main strands: eyewitness testimony and staff recollections implying multiple visits, and legal filings and media timelines that record specific alleged trips without producing a comprehensive tally for Little St James itself [5] [6] [7].
1. Staff Recollections Paint a Picture of Repeated Visits — but Not a Verifiable Count
Former household staff and managers described multiple visits by Prince Andrew to Jeffrey Epstein properties, with recollections that he spent extended periods at Epstein residences and returned repeatedly over time. Jean Alessi, a longtime housekeeper, told reporters that Prince Andrew “would visit four or five times a year, staying typically for two to three days” and that he “spent weeks with us,” a testimony that conveys regularity but lacks precise island-specific dates [3]. Ghislaine Maxwell’s statement that Prince Andrew visited Little St James on at least one occasion while she was present adds a confirming but limited datapoint rather than a comprehensive timeline, and staff recollections are inherently limited by memory and record availability [3] [1].
2. Media Timelines and Court Files Offer Specific Allegations — Not a Complete Ledger
National media outlets and legal filings have produced timelines and allegations that reference Prince Andrew’s presence at Epstein-associated locations on particular dates, including claims tied to Virginia Giuffre’s testimony about a summer 2001 encounter allegedly on Little St James [5]. Newly released documents such as flight logs referenced in reporting from September 2025 name Prince Andrew as a passenger on flights with Epstein and Maxwell but do not translate flight entries into verified island visits, nor do they provide exhaustive arrival and departure records for Little St James itself [4] [6]. These materials create episodic points of contact useful for corroboration but insufficient to count total island trips.
3. Official Records and Mapping Data Do Not Resolve the Question
Available geographic and ownership data for Little St James confirm Epstein’s control of the island and contextualize why visits would be notable, yet such records — including map descriptions — do not contain visitor logs or manifest lists that would allow a precise tally of Prince Andrew’s visits [7]. Court materials and witness statements referenced in reporting between 2024 and 2025 similarly lack an authoritative manifest or judicial finding enumerating each visit to the island; in short, no single public repository has produced a definitive, date-stamped list of Prince Andrew’s entries and exits from Little St James [1] [2].
4. Conflicting Testimony and Selective Disclosure Signal Competing Agendas
The disparate accounts reflect both memory limitations and potential strategic interests among witnesses and parties. Maxwell’s characterization of a single visit while she was present could aim to limit exposure, while staff testimonies describing repeated stays emphasize recurrent association; media outlets publishing flight logs and court files aim to document patterns but rely on incomplete records [3] [1] [4]. These differences make it essential to interpret individual statements as pieces of a mosaic rather than decisive proof; the mosaic currently lacks several tiles required to state a firm numeric total for island visits.
5. Bottom Line: What Public Evidence Supports and What Remains Unknown
Public evidence through late 2025 supports the conclusion that Prince Andrew visited Epstein properties on multiple occasions and was present at least once on Little St James according to some witnesses, but no public, corroborated record provides an exact count or full date list of visits to Little St James [1] [2] [3]. Researchers seeking a definitive answer would need access to contemporaneous logs — island guest books, travel manifests, security records, or fuller discovery materials from legal proceedings — none of which have been produced publicly in a form that reconciles contradictory statements and completes the timeline [4] [6]. Until such records are disclosed or judicial findings are rendered, any numeric claim about the total number of Prince Andrew’s visits to Little St James remains unsupported by comprehensive public evidence [5] [7].