Disgraced former UK Prince Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is under fresh investigation over new info about his activities with sex-trafficking pals Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at the royal family’s Balmoral estate, UK police confirmed Friday.
Scottish police only confirmed the fresh probe is based on new “information,” which the Daily Express alleged was about women being trafficked to the royals’ retreat.
“Active [inquiries] are ongoing but these are at a very early stage,” a Police Scotland spokesperson said.
“All [inquiries] are evidence led, with the needs of victim survivors at the heart of those [inquiries]. We would never confirm details of ongoing [inquiries] and it would be inappropriate to comment further.”
Epstein and Maxwell were well-known pals of 66-year-old Andrew – who was stripped of his royal titles by his older brother King Charles last year – and images taken at Balmoral in 1999 emerged as part of evidence presented at Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial in 2021.
In one photo, Maxwell, now 64, was seen resting her arm on the financier’s leg – with both looking at ease, seemingly enjoying the hospitality on offer at Balmoral, then a favored retreat for Andrew’s now-late mom, Queen Elizabeth II.
Photos released by the Department of Justice last December showed Maxwell and Epstein enjoying a shooting trip at Balmoral.
Andrew also allegedly hosted a model in her 20s when hosting Epstein and Maxwell at Balmoral. The 1999 visit is believed to be the only reported stay Epstein and Maxwell enjoyed.
There are, however, more than 80 results relating to Balmoral in the DOJ’s trove.
A 2001 email sent by someone known as the “Invisible Man” — but signed A — told Maxwell, “I am up here at Balmoral Summer Camp for the Royal Family.
“How’s LA? Have you found me some new inappropriate friends,” the sender said before asking Maxwell when she was free and signing off the email “A xxx.”
Flight logs also released as part of the file dump revealed Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Maxwell flew from Luton to Edinburgh on Epstein’s private jet on Sept. 1, 2006. The financier wasn’t on board.
The flight happened two months after Epstein was arrested in Palm Beach, Florida, on a solicitation of prostitution charge.
In February, British police said they are “keen to speak to anyone with information” about that particular flight.
Andrew has always denied wrongdoing in relation to Epstein’s trafficking.
The ex-royal was initially investigated over long-running claims by the now-deceased Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre that she was made to have sex with him three times — starting when she was 17 — on orders from Epstein and Maxwell.
He was never charged, but paid millions of pounds to Giuffre in a civil settlement – while denying any wrongdoing.
Andrew, however, is also accused of misconduct in public office, having allegedly forwarded confidential trade docs to Epstein during his tenure as UK trade envoy.
He was arrested in disgrace on his 66th birthday at the royals’ Sandringham Estate in eastern England in February.
With Post wires
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