Police probe Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Epstein's Balmoral activities

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 10:47 · Archive

Police Scotland is investigating activities at Balmoral Castle involving Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Police Scotland confirmed it is investigating the activities of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell during their time at Balmoral Castle. The enquiries, still at an early stage, are understood to relate to claims that women were 'trafficked' to the King's private estate in Aberdeenshire. A Police Scotland spokesman said officers had 'received information and active enquiries are ongoing' and that 'all inquiries are evidence-led, with the needs of victim survivors at the heart of those inquiries'.

Photographs previously released by the US Department of Justice appear to show the men at the estate. Epstein was a convicted paedophile financier who died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite who recruited and groomed teenage girls for Epstein, was found guilty of sex trafficking and is serving 20 years in prison.

Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on 19 February on suspicion of misconduct in public office following allegations he shared sensitive information with Epstein during his time as UK trade envoy. He was interviewed under caution and released under investigation. The former duke of York denies wrongdoing.

How it is being reported

• Police confirm Balmoral probe into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Jeffrey EpsteinPOLICE are reportedly investigating the activities of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Balmoral CastleThe National · 30 Oct, 10:16
• Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Jeffrey Epstein's activities at Balmoral probed by policeDAILY EXPRESS EXCLUSIVE: Enquiries into Andrew, Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell's visit are understood to relate to claims that women were “trafficked” to the Scottish estate.Daily Record · 29 Oct, 22:10

In this story: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor · Jeffrey Epstein · Ghislaine Maxwell · Balmoral Castle · Police Scotland

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