Met Police to look into claims Prince Andrew sought information on accuser

The Metropolitan Police said it was “actively” investigating media reports that Prince Andrew had tried to obtain personal information about his accuser Virginia Giuffre through police protection.

“We are aware of media reports and are actively investigating the allegations made,” police said in a statement on Sunday. he said.

This is the case of Ms. Giuffre’s brother, King George III. It comes after Charles was called for Andrew to reinstate the title of “prince” after announcing he would stop using his other titles.

Prince Andrew has not commented on the reports but has consistently denied all allegations against him. Buckingham Palace has been contacted for comment.

Ms. Giuffre, who committed suicide earlier this year, said she was among the girls and young women sexually abused by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his wealthy entourage.

She also claimed she was forced to have sex with Andrew three times in 2001, when she was 17, at her friend Ghislaine Maxwell’s London home.

Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence on sex trafficking charges related to her ex-boyfriend, Epstein.

According to the Mail on Sunday, Andrew asked the police protection officer to investigate him just before the newspaper published a photo of Ms Giuffre’s first meeting with the prince in February 2011.

The newspaper claimed that he gave the officer his date of birth and his confidential social security number.

The Sunday Telegraph also claimed Andrew was “trying to raise dirt” on Ms Giuffre.

On Friday, Andrew announced he was voluntarily giving back his titles and renounced his membership in the Order of the Garter, the oldest and most senior order of chivalry in Britain.

Additionally, his mother was the late Queen Elizabeth II. The title of Duke of York, which he received from Elizabeth, will also expire.

The prince had already ceased to be a “working royal”, losing his HRH title and no longer attending official royal events. Now his role will decrease even more.

Andrew has faced a number of scandals in recent years. out of court settlement After filing a civil lawsuit against Ms. Giuffre in 2022.

Ms. Giuffre’s memoir, to be published after her death next week, is likely to draw more attention to the prince’s relationship with her and Epstein.

In a now-infamous BBC News Night interview in 2019, Prince Andrew said he severed all ties with Epstein after they were photographed together in New York in December 2010.

However, emails sent in February 2011 were later revealed; These emails suggested that he remained in private contact with Epstein; “Stay in close contact, we’ll play some more soon!” Including a message that says.