I went looking for the elusive, jet-setting daughters of Paul Keating years after Katherine’s link to Epstein and Andrew was exposed. These unearthed documents floored me: SPECIAL INVESTIGATION BY KARLEIGH SMITH

Before the shadow of scandal ever touched her name, Katherine Keating lived a life of privilege befitting the daughter of one of Australia’s most storied prime ministers.

Raised in Canberra’s Lodge during Paul Keating‘s years in office (1991–1996), she later set her sights overseas, carving out a place for herself in the United States.

But as I embarked on an investigation into the elusive lives of the Keating sisters – her sibling Alexandra is also based in America – I uncovered paperwork suggesting Katherine is now poised to begin afresh in another country, six years after her link to Jeffrey Epstein first emerged.

According to documents filed with Companies House in the UK on July 17, Katherine incorporated her business, Keating Company International, listing Britain as her country of residence.

It is understood she used to live in Los Angeles, perhaps until quite recently.

The reason for her move across the Atlantic remains unclear, although it may be as simple as seizing new business opportunities in London.

Leaving America would represent a significant change for the self-styled ‘corporate activist’, who forged her reputation in New York high society through powerful connections and a string of high-profile roles in media and the sustainability sector.

Her connection to the late paedophile financier Epstein, and his disgraced royal mate Prince Andrew, became headline news in 2019 after the Daily Mail identified her in photographs taken in 2010 as she left Epstein’s notorious New York townhouse.

Katherine was pictured at a cocktail reception hosted by Epstein’s right-hand woman Ghislaine Maxwell (second from right) in September 2013

At 4.40pm on December 6, 2010, Katherine Keating emerged from Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse, paused for a moment and turned around to face the door

Epstein’s disgraced royal mate Prince Andrew waved goodbye to Katherine, apparently unconcerned that he might be seen at the home of a convicted paedophile

In the images, she was seen farewelling Andrew.

The fact that the daughter of the Australian Labor Party’s most prominent republican was so chummy with a British royal was surprising in itself.

Add to that Epstein’s 2008 conviction in Florida for soliciting prostitution from a person under 18, and many Australians back home were left wondering what on earth Katherine was thinking by visiting his home.

At the time, she had been living in New York with her then-boyfriend, millionaire hotelier André Balazs, and both appeared to be acquaintances of Epstein’s partner-in-crime Ghislaine Maxwell, who was found guilty of sex trafficking in 2021.

Katherine has always refused to comment on her ties with Epstein, Maxwell and Andrew, and there is no suggestion she or Balazs were aware of or involved in any of Epstein and Maxwell’s criminal activities.

Katherine was contacted for comment on this story.

Sometime after establishing herself in the Big Apple, the 43-year-old traded her east coast lifestyle for the bright lights of Los Angeles. Documents indicating a recent transatlantic move suggest she may now have London in her sights.

According to property records, she lived in a US$2.5million (AU$3.77million) home in Laurel Canyon, a leafy Hollywood Hills enclave that towers above Sunset Boulevard.

Katherine, left, and sister Alexandra Keating pose while on holiday in a social media snap

It’s understood Katherine once lived at this historic home in Laurel Canyon. She was not at the residence when we called last week, and nor was she at her sister Alexandra’s home nearby

The mid-century modern home was designed by Dutch architect John Sjoberg.

Katherine was not at the residence when Daily Mail called by last week, and nor was she at her sister Alexandra‘s home, just steps away up the road.

Alexandra, 40, also lives in Laurel Canyon with her husband, film director Rupert Sanders, who is infamous for cheating on his ex-wife Liberty Ross with actress Kristen Stewart in 2012.

Kristen and Rupert were photographed kissing in her car in Los Angeles. She had starred in the film Snow White and the Huntsman, which Rupert directed and Liberty also acted in.

The affair led to Rupert and Liberty’s marriage breaking down, and Kristen’s high-profile romance with her Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson ending.

Rupert married Alexandra in Santa Barbara, California, in 2021. They are expecting their first child together.

If Katherine – who is extremely close with Alexandra – had any worries about her younger sister hooking up with a known cheater, she has never publicly addressed it.

In fact, Katherine – who appears to be single and, by all accounts, wedded to her career – is often spotted in social media snaps at glamorous gatherings with her sister and brother-in-law.

She is listed as the managing director of Keating Company International, which, according to LinkedIn, ‘delivers a wide range of strategic services including policy monitoring, political engagement strategy, influence development, and legislative and regulatory tracking’.

It also ‘advises international organisations, governments, and businesses in a host of industries including energy, transport and aviation, media and entertainment’.

The Keating sisters are incredibly close. Alexandra, right, is expecting her first child

Alexandra’s skincare range, Uni, has just launched into Ulta Beauty stores in the United States

Alexandra married film director Rupert Sanders in 2021. They are pictured here at the premiere of The Crow in New York City on August 20, 2024

The company is listed as New York-based, but public records also link it to Katherine’s Los Angeles address. Her LinkedIn states she lives in Beverly Hills.

In July this year, however, she registered Keating Company at Companies House in the UK, citing a nondescript business address in London.

When Katherine was identified as the mystery woman at Epstein’s home, her sister appeared to distance herself from the scandal.

‘I’m not Katherine!’ Alexandra told photographers at her home in 2019.

The Keating sisters pose with their father Paul at the official opening of Paul Keating Park in Bankstown, in south-western Sydney, in June 2000

Katherine and Alexandra’s other siblings include Patrick and Caroline (pictured in 1993)

Alexandra and Katherine with their mother, Paul’s Dutch-born ex-wife Annita van Iersel

Despite this, the siblings – who, along with Caroline and Patrick Keating, are the children from Paul’s marriage to ex-wife Annita van Iersel – appear incredibly close.

Alexandra has had a busy past week, launching her skincare range Uni into American beauty chain store Ulta. She was seen at a pop-up promoting the launch on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood.

She also enjoyed a launch dinner at the famous Chateau Marmont. Tellingly, her sister Katherine was not tagged in any of the pictures, fuelling speculation that she may now be residing in London.

In Australia, Uni can be found at Mecca stores, where its 375ml 24-hour body serum retails for $75.