Disgraced Duke of York reportedly kept in contact with late American financier and convicted sex offender for longer than he claimed.

Prince Andrew is “petrified” of ever stepping foot in New York City again.

British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard made the claim as the FBI is being urged to launch a new probe into his friend, American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

“Prince Andrew is petrified of even thinking of returning to New York,” Chard claimed to Fox News Digital. “He is very much rooted to his home, Royal Lodge, and isn’t moving any time soon.”

“Gone are the comfy days of feeling self-assured and having yes people circling him,” Chard explained. “The fresh scandals, accusations, public controversies and negative media surrounding Andrew have led to him feeling very alone. No one wants association with inappropriate Andrew.”

Chard insisted that the Duke of York, who was known to be the favorite son of the late Queen Elizabeth II, was “very much on his own.”

“He’s ruminating and fearful that further legal scrutiny over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein will lead to a public, humiliating arrest,” Chard claimed.

Chard’s comments came after a source told The Sun that the 64-year-old is reportedly too “terrified” to ever set foot in the U.S. again, as the FBI is facing fresh calls to launch a probe into Epstein’s close friendships. The outlet noted that Andrew has only left the U.K. once in the last six years.

“He is terrified if he goes to America, he could be arrested, face civil action or be subpoenaed,” the insider told the outlet.

“He used to be ‘Air Miles Andy,’ but he’ll never risk going to America again,” the source claimed. “Since the whole thing blew up, he’s only been to Bahrain, where he has friends.”

“There hasn’t been a single golf trip to Spain or holiday abroad,” the source added.

Andrew’s anxieties have reportedly worsened after an email, believed to be from the disgraced Duke of York, shows that his communication with Epstein lasted beyond 2010.

The BBC reported that the emails are published in court documents from the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority. They show that the email was sent in February 2011. The emails were read aloud in a London courtroom, the New York Post reported.

“Keep in close touch, and we’ll play some more soon!!!!” said an email sent to Epstein from a “member of the British Royal Family,” the BBC reported. It’s believed the message came from Andrew.

The royal’s attorney didn’t immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. Fox News Digital also reached out to Buckingham Palace.

“Smug Prince Andrew has brought everything upon himself,” Chard claimed to Fox News Digital. “His lies have tripped him up and there is no escaping the public animosity towards him. He is guilty in the court of public opinion and has no choice but to keep his nose clean and head down. However, I’m sure he is on tenterhooks wondering what self-induced controversy will rear its head next.”

“He originally said he would help the FBI although this was years ago,” Chard pointed out. “There is so much hostility towards Prince Andrew, it would seem unwise to travel to New York… Many people also feel that Prince Andrew… should be held accountable by the monarchy.”

In his BBC Newsnight interview that aired in November 2019, Andrew said he hadn’t seen or spoken to Epstein after going to his home in New York in December 2010. Andrew described the meeting as a “wrong decision.”

British royal expert Hilary Fordwich claimed that the royal family has been attempting to distance themselves from “Randy Andy” over the years.

“Andrew has been uninvited to royal events, such as Christmas at Sandringham,” Fordwich claimed. “He is far too toxic, a constant worry. The newest revelation of his email sent to Epstein further… places doubt surrounding all his other dubious claims. It opens him up to more suspicion… He has every reason not to want to return to the U.S.”

Virginia Roberts Giuffre previously said that she had several sexual encounters with the prince at Epstein’s behest, starting when she was 17.

Giuffre claimed that after meeting Epstein as a teenager in Florida in 2000, he flew her around the world and pressured her into having sex with numerous older men, including the British prince.

Giuffre has said she had sex with Andrew three times, including once in London in 2001 at the home of Epstein’s girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell. Giuffre claimed that she was paid by Epstein for her sexual encounters.

While Andrew has vehemently denied any wrongdoing, the royal family forced him to step down from his public duties and charity patronages in 2019 after giving a disastrous television interview.

During the sit-down, he defended his friendship with Epstein and failed to express sympathy for the girls and women who Epstein abused.

Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams believes Andrew won’t ever set foot in America again. He said not only could a visit result in legal woes from attorneys still seeking answers for Epstein’s victims, but it would only be a “further embarrassment” for the royal family.

“The press coverage would be unrelenting,” said Fitzwilliams. “… He might not be able to leave as quickly as he arrived!”