Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor discussed sorting billions in loans from Libya to Dubai in the last years of Muammar Gaddafi's regime, documents from the Epstein files appear to show.
The former Duke of York allegedly talked about a deal with Jeffrey Epstein and Terence Allen, a United Arab Emirates-based investment banker, in 2010.
Queries were previously raised about Andrew's "very close" friendship with Saif Gaddafi, the son of the former Libyan leader, and Tarek Kaituni, a convicted Libyan gun smuggler.
Mr Allen appeared to ask Andrew if there was "anything I can do there for you", referencing a planned meeting with Bashir Saleh Bashir, a close ally of Gaddafi.
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According to the documents, Andrew and Mr Allen appeared to discuss the potential of sorting a loan worth upwards of "3 b" from Libya to Dubai.
The currency for the exchange has not been made clear.
The 2008 financial crash badly affected the emirate, which led to it raising billions of dollars in loans and bond sales.
In the Libyan correspondence, the former Duke of York appears to tell Mr Allen he would "ask our Libyan friend Tareq to see where he is on the subject as he has the ear of the private office of Brother Leader".
Andrew pictured in a trip to Libya in 2007, where he met Abdel Salam al-Triki (left), a prominent figure in Gaddafi's regime
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The file was part of more than three million documents that have been published by the US Department of Justice, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche saying there have been "extensive redactions" to the files.
In a later email, Mr Allen appeared to tell Andrew that Libya would be favourable on the mooted loan.
"If there is a clear mandate from our friends in Dubai it can be done quickly.
"I am not sure if you wish to talk with your friends on this? Or whether you would like it to be done discreetly without your personal involvement?" he allegedly wrote.
Queries were previously raised about Andrew's 'very close' friendship with Saif Gaddafi
| GETTYThe former prince appeared to reply on July 25, saying negotiations were "in a panic stage according to my sources, and I am today trying to get this back on track with a couple of calls to contacts around the world".
Mr Allen allegedly responded on the same day, saying Andrew "need not be involved officially" in the negotiations.
He offered to handle dealings with Libya himself if the former duke provided him with a "reference".
He appeared to say: "This way neither yourself nor our friends in Dubai need to be involved in negotiations with Libya, and thus it can be arranged quietly and discreetly. What do you think?"
A Buckingham Palace spokesman confirmed that Andrew met Gaddafi three times that year
| GETTYAndrew then appeared to forward the entire email chain to Epstein; however, it is not clear whether a deal was reached.
Gaddafi's Government collapsed in 2011, leading to a civil war that has divided the country into two separate administrations.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman confirmed that Andrew met Gaddafi three times that year, including once in 2008 and on two other occasions.
His connections to Gaddafi's son and Kaituni sparked controversy before his resignation as Britain's trade envoy in 2011, which also followed initial questions about his relationship with Epstein.
Being named or pictured in any of the files is not evidence of any wrongdoing, and their inclusion in the documents does not implicate anyone in Epstein's criminality.
GB News has contacted Andrew and Mr Allen for comment, but Mr Allen was not immediately available at the time of publication.
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