By bizn_fun 
However, a few months earlier a contact of Epstein had raised concerns about Rowland’s reputation, mentioning that he was referred to in the press as a “shady financier”.
The phrase was first used in Parliament, and could therefore be repeated by journalists without risk of libel.
“He resigned his post as Tory treasurer last Thursday before he started,” the contact warns.
“Before he started?? what?” Epstein replies.
A reply suggests that “PA” explained that Rowland “decided not to take up the appointment. For numerous reasons not least to the internal situation in the party.”
Another email suggests that Epstein was going to have dinner with Andrew, David and Jonathan Rowland in Hong Kong that year. But he appeared reluctant to commit to any business ventures.
Epstein’s associate writes to him in 2011: “Jonathan Rowland asked me to join his new fund to invest in China, Russia, CIS [former Soviet countries] & Europe. He will send me material this week. I said I am very busy but will look at it. You need to tell me what you want me to do with this but I am working on the assumption to stay far away from it.”
Jonathan Rowland admitted meeting this associate, but says he never mentioned Epstein.
The same year, an email to Epstein from an associate notes that “[Prince Andrew] was under scrutiny for dealing with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan (but government approved!), he has full support of his Mum [the Queen].”
The emails suggest the closeness of Andrew to David Rowland, including that he was at Andrew’s birthday party.
David Rowland was a guest at the wedding of Andrew’s daughter Princess Eugenie and Rowland had acted as Andrew’s official representative at a funeral in London in 2015.