Inside a Tabloid’s Epstein Stakeout

Queen Elizabeth Cancels Lunch • Pro Sports COVID Surge • Epstein and Prince Andrew [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Inside a Tabloid’s Epstein Stakeout Good morning from the Hive newsroom! With COVID outbreaks across the NBA, NFL, and NHL, Caleb Ecarma [writes](, leagues are scrambling to salvage their seasons and—for now—avoiding shutdowns like in the pandemic’s early days. As Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial continues, Mark Seal [dives into]( the relationship between Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein, talking to journalists from the now shuttered News of the World—“a sex, sin, and scandal machine”—about snagging an infamous 2010 photo of the pair. Thanks for reading! [Image may contain: Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Human, Person, Jeffrey Epstein, Advertisement, and Poster]( [“Epstein Had a Precise Plan”: How the Only Known Photo of Prince Andrew and the Pedophile Happened]( By [Mark Seal]( [On a freezing weekend in December 2010, a team of tabloid investigators tailed the queen’s favorite son through New York City—and traced him to the mansion of a convicted sex criminal. A decade later, those present still want to know what each man wanted from the other.]( [Read more button]( [COVID Surge Is Putting Pro Sports to the Test]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [The NBA, NFL, and NHL are scrambling to salvage their seasons amid player outbreaks. Could shutdowns be on the way?]( [Read more button]( [Queen Elizabeth Cancels Her Traditional Christmas Lunch Due to Surge in Coronavirus Cases]( By [Emily Kirkpatrick]( [The monarch typically hosts the meal at Buckingham Palace before leaving for Sandringham for the holidays.]( [Read more button]( Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now]( [Condé Nast Spotlight | The breaking news and top stories everyone is talking about. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2021 Condé Nast