Police probing claims Andrew ‘shared confidential reports with Epstein’ while UK trade envoy
Thames Valley Police said it was assessing allegations that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor shared secret reports regarding his role as Britain’s trade envoy with Jeffrey Epstein.
Emails released by the US Department of Justice earlier this month appear to show the former duke sharing reports about official visits to Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore. A November 2010 email was forwarded by Andrew just five minutes after it was sent by his then special counsel Amir Patel.
The former Duke made visits in his capacity as trade ambassador in late 2010, holding meetings and commercial negotiations.
Andrew later gave a confidential briefing to Epstein on Christmas Eve 2010 about investment opportunities in the reconstruction of Afghanistan’s Helmand Province.
A Thames Valley Police spokesman confirmed they were assessing the new allegations after Graham Smith, chief executive of anti-monarchy campaign group Republic, said he had reported the allegations to police.
Mr Smith said in a post on X: “In relation to these specific allegations I have reported Andrew to Thames Valley Police on suspicion of misconduct in public office and breach of official secrets.
“I don’t see any significant difference between these allegations and those against Peter Mandelson.”
Thames Valley Police said: “We can confirm that this report was received and we are dealing with the information in accordance with our established procedures.”
Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing regarding his connection to the disgraced financier.
It will be the final blow for the former prince after a photograph of him bending over the body of an unidentified woman emerged in a tranche of two million files. In the untitled, undated footage, the former duke is seen touching the woman’s belly.
Elsewhere in the transcript, screenshots and scans show Andrew exchanging emails with Epstein about a “beautiful” Russian woman, even inviting her to Buckingham Palace during an August 2010 meeting.
In response, the former prince appears to ask Epstein “whether it’s good to be free” months after he was released from prison for procuring a girl under 18 for prostitution.
That same month, Andrew was seen telling Epstein in a separate email: “I wish I was still your family pet.”
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