Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces fresh questions about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein as new revelations appear to show links to his post as trade envoy and to royal residences.
Emails released by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) reveal Mountbatten-Windsor allegedly shared confidential reports from his role as the UK’s trade envoy with Epstein, with police now assessing the claims.
Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Police is facing calls to investigate the ex-prince, with MPs, campaigners and judicial experts telling The i Paper that a UK police probe is “overdue” on the long-running saga.
Emails released by the DoJ appear to show that Epstein brought a fourth female – a Romanian model – to a dinner with Mountbatten-Windsor at Buckingham Palace in 2010.
It had previously emerged from emails from 27 September 2010 that Epstein had discussed with “the Duke” bringing three females to a dinner at Buckingham Palace.
Epstein asked if he should “bring them all, so as to add some life” to the dinner. “Yes. Plenty of space here for chat! Bring them,” replied “The Duke”.
The Mail on Sunday reported that Epstein also discussed bringing a fourth female to the dinner at Buckingham Palace while the late Queen Elizabeth was away at Balmoral.
Epstein reportedly asked to “add one more”, describing her as: “Romanian, very cute.” The reply from “The Duke” read “no problem”.
The next day, Epstein is said to have emailed “The Duke” again to say: “Great fun.”
Epstein’s email to Mountbatten-Windsor about a suspected trafficking victim brought to Buckingham Palace, released as part of the Epstein files by US lawmakers (Photo: DoJ)Andrew ‘shared confidential trade envoy emails with Epstein’
Thames Valley Police is assessing claims that Mountbatten-Windsor shared confidential reports from his role as the UK’s trade envoy with Epstein.
Messages disclosed by the DoJ appear to show the former duke sharing with Epstein reports of official visits to Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Singapore while he was a UK trade envoy.
One email, dated November 2010, was forwarded by Mountbatten-Windsor just five minutes after being sent by his then-special advisor, Amir Patel.
On Christmas Eve 2010, Mountbatten-Windsor looped Epstein in on a confidential brief on investment opportunities in the reconstruction of Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Mountbatten-Windsor may have passed confidential information to the late convicted sex offender while serving as a UK trade envoy, the Epstein files suggest (Photo: DoJ)The messages come after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution.
Mountbatten-Windsor, who served as the UK’s special representative for trade and investment between 2001 and 2011, has vehemently denied any wrongdoing.
On 9 February, 2011, Mountbatten-Windsor told Epstein he had visited a private equity firm the week before and “thought of you” as the financier, who was reportedly “looking for somewhere for money to go”.
Official government guidance underscores that the role of a trade envoy carries a duty of confidentiality regarding sensitive information.
Police assessing allegation Epstein sent females to UK for sex
It follows a separate claim that a woman, who is not British, was sent to the UK by Epstein for a sexual encounter with Mountbatten-Windsor at the Royal Lodge in 2010.
Thames Valley Police said earlier this week that it is “assessing” the allegations made by the woman’s lawyer Brad Edwards, of the US firm Edwards Henderson.
Edwards told the BBC that the woman – said to be in her twenties at the time of the alleged incident – claimed that she was given tea and a tour of Buckingham Palace the day after she spent the night at the Royal Lodge.
A spokesperson for the Prince and Princess of Wales say they are ‘deeply concerned’ by the latest revelations involving Mountbatten-Windsor (Photo: Max Mumby/Getty)Mountbatten-Windsor has not responded to the latest tranche of documents to be released by the DoJ. But he has strongly denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein.
Nazir Afzal, the former chief crown prosecutor for north-west England, said the latest claims and details from emails were strong grounds for the Met to revisit its previous decisions not to investigate.
“The police didn’t even take a statement from the complainant Virginia Guiffre, so how they could determine there was nothing to investigate is beyond comprehension,” Afzal told The i Paper. “The allegations have only got stronger over the years and an investigation is long overdue.”
Police probe should take place without fear or favour
Anti-monarchy campaign group Republic reported Mountbatten-Windsor to Thames Valley Police regarding the alleged encounter at the Royal Lodge in 2010 earlier this week.
Republic said it appeared that allegations could relate to anti-trafficking laws covered in the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
Graham Smith, Republic’s chief executive, told The i Paper that the Metropolitan Police should also investigate details that have emerged from the DoJ files.
“I want the Met and Thames Valley Police to properly investigate all outstanding and credible allegations about Andrew,” he said.
Mountbatten-Windsor with Virginia Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell in an undated photo released by US authorities (Photo: US District Court – SDNY/AFP)Lisa Smart MP, the Liberal Democrats’ Cabinet Office spokesperson, backed calls for a Scotland Yard investigation.
“Sunlight is often the best disinfectant, so the Met Police should be urgently investigating all information being put to it regarding the activity of Epstein and his network in the UK,” said the Hazel Grove MP.
“This should take place without fear or favour regarding who they may need to question,” Smart added.
Norman Baker, the former Lib Dem minister – who has written a book about the Royal Family’s finances – also said there were grounds for a Met probe.
“The police have needed to open an investigation into allegations about Andrew for over 10 years,” said Baker. “Yet they have done nothing. They always turn a blind eye when it comes to the Royals.”
Met has ruled out investigations several times
The Met declined to comment, but The i Paper understands that the force is not reopening enquiries into Mountbatten-Windsor on the basis of the recently revealed tranche of emails and messages.
Scotland Yard’s position remains the same as in December, when it ruled out a probe on claims that Mountbatten-Windsor had asked a police protection officer for information on his accuser, the late Virginia Giuffre, in 2011.
Having initially assessed the claims, the force declined to investigate on the basis that “other international authorities” were best placed to look into allegations. The force previously declined to investigate claims about Mountbatten-Windsor in 2019, 2021 and 2022.
The i Paper understands that Thames Valley Police is continuing to carefully “assess” the allegation about an encounter at the Royal Lodge in 2010. The force has said the allegations have not been formally reported by the lawyer or their client.
Melania Trump, Mountbatten-Windsor, Epstein’s former money manager Gwendolyn Beck and Jeffrey Epstein at a party at Mar-a-Lago club in Florida in February 2000 (Photo: Davidoff Studios/Getty)Neil Basu, former assistant commissioner at Scotland Yard, previously told Sky News that Met investigators “would have a legal duty to cooperate” if US authorities presented them with fresh evidence.
Mountbatten-Windsor remains under pressure to testify before Democrats in Congress as part of their Epstein probe.
Emails in the released files show there have been several unsuccessful attempts by US authorities to ask Mountbatten-Windsor to assist with their inquiries into Epstein.
Gloria Allred, a lawyer who has represented some of Epstein’s victims, has previously said the Met Police should “reopen” enquires into Mountbatten-Windsor, and that he should volunteer to speak to Congress.
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Keir Starmer previously backed calls for Mountbatten-Windsor to go to the police with any information he has on Epstein’s activities. The Prime Minister has also suggested that he should be prepared to testify before Congress.
“Anybody who has got information should be prepared to share that information,” Starmer said at the end of last month. “You can’t be victim-centred if you’re not prepared to do that.”
Mountbatten-Windsor’s office was contacted for comment. Buckingham Palace declined to comment.
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