Well it certainly makes things interesting as the police investigations into Epstein's abuse of underage girls started in 2005, the year before the party. Also, PA, whatever his personal involvement, must have been aware of Epstein/Weinstein's "interests" in young girls so why invite them to a teenage girl's birthday? Why introduce them to your daughters aged 16 and 18? ... not to mention Beatrice/Eugenie's teenage friends and the children of the York's friends.
It makes me wonder when the Yorks and Harkles actually met. The Harkles have told various (improbable) stories of meeting PA/the Yorks. Like Megain allegedly not knowing who PA was and thinking he was TQ's "assistant" (unlikely), that Fergie taught Megain to curtsey
and that they met TQ at the York's home .... why?
I wonder if the 4 Yorks, Megain and the Stoat were already very well acquainted from the Epstein/Weinstein circle? Possibly they all know each other's secrets - possibly enough to blackmail each other. The Harkles have always had unusually little to say about the York family given that they have dished dirt on almost everyone else.
It certainly puts a new slant on William hitting the roof when Megain tried to take secret photos of Charlotte.