Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor police investigation ‘could expand into corruption offences’
The police investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could be expanded to include potential corruption offences, according to reports.
Police sources told Times It has been stated that Mr Mountbatten-Windsor will face a wider investigation, including an investigation into sex trafficking allegations, as well as potential corruption offences.
The former prince was arrested last month on suspicion of misconduct in public office, following allegations that he shared sensitive information with pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein while serving as trade envoy.
He was detained for nearly 11 hours last month while searches were carried out at his home at Sandringham Manor in Norfolk and his former home, Royal Lodge, in Windsor, Berkshire.
Mr Mountbatten-Windsor served as the UK’s special representative for international trade and investment from 2001 to 2011.
Accordingly Times, Detectives with Thames Valley Police are expanding their investigation beyond the alleged crime. Mr Mountbatten-Windsor has always vehemently denied any wrongdoing in his relationship with Epstein.
A police source told the newspaper: “The legal bar for Mipo (misconduct in public office) is high. There was always a debate at the time about whether he was actually a public servant, whether he had signed any documents. It’s no surprise they had to look at wider offences.”
Thames Valley Police (TVP) and Mr Mountbatten-Windsor’s representatives have been contacted for comment.
TVP has previously said police are also looking into allegations that a woman was sent to the UK by Jeffrey Epstein to have sexual intercourse with Mr Mountbatten-Windsor.
Emails between Mr Mountbatten-Windsor and Mr Epstein reportedly show that he and Mr Epstein were still exchanging messages at least as late as February 2011.
Mr Mountbatten-Windsor’s ties to the convicted pedophile eventually forced him to resign from royal duties and he was removed from royal patronage in January 2022.
He was then stripped of his remaining royal titles in October 2025 and was forced to leave his Windsor home, Royal Lodge, to move to a smaller, privately funded address in Sandringham, Norfolk.
As the former prince was described as a “rude, arrogant and entitled man”, ministers agreed to release dossiers relating to his appointment as trade ambassador.
Sir Chris Bryant, the business secretary, described him as “a man constantly engaged in a pursuit of self-aggrandisement and enrichment” and “a rude, arrogant and entitled man who cannot distinguish between the public interest he professes to serve and his own private interest”.
But MPs were told the government could not release material police needed for their investigation until officers were “satisfied”.
