An picture of U.S. President Donald Trump alongside disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein is projected on Windsor fortress, after U.S. President Donald Trump and first girl Melania Trump arrival for a state go to to the nation, in Windsor, Berkshire, Britain Sept. 16, 2025.
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Four folks had been arrested Tuesday evening within the United Kingdom in reference to the projection of a picture onto Windsor Castle displaying President Donald Trump together with his then-friend, infamous intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The stunt got here as Trump started a state visit to the U.K., and because the president has been dogged by months of controversy over the Justice Department‘s choice to not launch law-enforcement files related to Epstein.
The Independent newspaper reported that, along with the picture displaying Epstein in 1997 with Trump on the president’s Mar-a-Lago membership in Florida, different images projected onto Windsor Castle included Trump’s mugshot from when he was charged in Atlanta with crimes associated to his effort to undo his 2020 election loss within the state of Georgia.
Windsor Castle, which is a royal residence of King Charles III, is situated about 25 miles outdoors London.
Thames Valley Police, whose jurisdiction contains the fortress, mentioned in a press release, “Four adults were arrested on suspicion of malicious communications following a public stunt in Windsor.”
“All four remain in custody at this time,” police mentioned.
“We take any unauthorised activity around Windsor Castle extremely seriously,” mentioned Chief Superintendent Felicity Parker. “Our officers responded swiftly to stop the projection and four people have been arrested.”
“We are conducting a thorough investigation with our partners into the circumstances surrounding this incident and will provide further updates when we are in a position to do so,” she mentioned.
Portrait of American financier Jeffrey Epstein, left, and Donald Trump as they pose collectively on the Mar-a-Lago property in Palm Beach, Florida, in 1997.
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Trump and Epstein had been buddies for years earlier than the 2 males fell out within the mid-2000s.
Epstein, 66, killed himself in a federal jail in Manhattan in August 2019, a month after being arrested on baby intercourse trafficking expenses lodged by a U.S. Attorney whom Trump had appointed.
King Charles’ brother, Prince Andrew, has been tainted by his personal friendship with Epstein. In January 2022, Andrew’s mom, the late Queen Elizabeth, stripped him of his navy affiliations and royal patronages as he fought a New York lawsuit that accused him of sexually abusing an underage girl while she was in Epstein’s management.
Melania Trump, Prince Andrew, Gwendolyn Beck and Jeffrey Epstein at a celebration on the Mar-a-Lago membership, Palm Beach, Florida, February 12, 2000.
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Andrew denied any wrongdoing, however a month after the queen’s transfer, he settled out of courtroom that lawsuit by the accuser, Virginia Giuffre, on undisclosed phrases.
But that doc additionally mentioned that Andrew, 61, will make “a substantial donation to Ms. Giuffre’s charity in support of victims’ rights.”
Last week, U.Okay. Prime Minister Keir Starmer fired the British ambassador to the U.S., Peter Mandelson, after a U.S. House committee launched paperwork associated to Epstein, which included a letter from Mandelson through which he referred to as the intercourse offender his “best pal.”
Epstein’s confederate, Ghislaine Maxwell, is serving a 20-year jail time period after being convicted of procuring underage women to be sexually abused by him.