Andrew told Epstein he wanted to be his 'pet' in newly unearthed email

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor told Jeffrey Epstein that he wanted to be his 'pet' in an email released in the latest batch of documents.

Around three million more documents have been released from the estate of convicted paedophile and former financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Epstein, who died in prison in 2019, has become infamous for his connections to rich and powerful individuals around the world.

Current US president Donald Trump was named hundreds of times in the files, and former US president Bill Clinton also comes up.

The BBC reports 'the list includes numerous allegations of sexual abuse made against Trump, Epstein and other high-profile figures'. Trump has denied any wrong doing, however, Clinton has not been accused of any wrongdoing and he and his wife Hilary have agreed to testify in the House Epstein probe - both will appear for a deposition in late February.

Andrew was recently stripped of his titles (Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

However, Andrew has become the first high profile figure to have some consequences over his association with Epstein, when he was formally stripped of his titles in the British Royal Family, meaning he can no longer go by 'Prince Andrew'.

Andrew's associations with Epstein first came to public attention in a bombshell interview with BBC journalist Emily Maitlis in 2019, the year that Epstein died in jail.

Since the interview, more and more details of the former prince's friendship with Epstein have been dredged up, and the latest slew of documents released by the US Department of Justice in accordance with a bill to release the Epstein Files has revealed yet more.

The latest release shows Andrew crouching over an unidentified woman. (DOJ)

One disturbing email now appears to show Andrew telling Epstein that he wanted to be his 'pet'.

The email says: "God it’s cold and dank here! Wish I was still a pet in your family!"

Following the release of the latest batch of files, royal sources have told UK newspaper The Sun that the king was not aware of the contents before the files were made public.

Epstein died in jail in 2019 (Florida Department of Law Enforcement via Getty Images)

King Charles was also urged to speak to lawyers representing a woman claiming that Epstein sent her to Andrew for a sexual encounter.

Another part of the documents contained a photograph of Andrew, where he can be seen crouching on the floor on his hands and knees over an unidentified woman who is lying on the floor.

The King has not personally commented on the ongoing scandal, though he made the decision to strip Andrew of his titles.

A statement from Buckingham Palace at the time said: "These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him."

It added: "Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse."