Police reviewing claim Epstein ‘sent woman to UK for sex with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’

Lawyers representing the woman have urged the King’s legal team to contact them

Police are reviewing new claims that a woman was sent to the UK by Jeffrey Epstein for a sexual encounter with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

Lawyers representing the woman have urged the King’s legal team to contact them after allegations that the woman spent the night at the then-prince’s Royal Lodge residence in Windsor in 2010.

Brad Edwards, from the US firm Edwards Henderson, previously alleged to the BBC that his client had spent the night with Andrew after being given a tour of Buckingham Palace.

A Thames Valley Police spokesperson said: “We are aware of reports about a woman said to have been taken to an address in Windsor in 2010 for sexual purposes.

“We are assessing the information in line with our established procedures.

“We take any reports of sexual crimes extremely seriously and encourage anyone with information to come forward.

“At this time, these allegations have not been reported to Thames Valley Police by either the lawyer or their client.”

In a statement issued after the allegations made by Mr Edwards, Brittany Henderson of the same law firm said: “Andrew’s power only existed because of his royal family.

“Andrew’s complicity and involvement with Epstein and Maxwell has been well known to us, to Andrew, and to the palace for many years.

“Whether he comes to the United States to testify is irrelevant; we hardly need more people over here spinning grand stories.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has now moved out of his mansion in Windsor (PA Wire)

“For the royal family to maintain any level of credibility in the eyes of the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, the legal team for the King should contact me immediately in a good faith effort to learn what Andrew has done, meet whomever he has done it to, issue a sincere and real apology, and ensure that any victims of Andrew are fairly compensated for this wrongdoing.”

It comes as Andrew has now moved out of his mansion in Windsor to a property on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.

Sources said the former prince left Royal Lodge on Monday night and is currently living on the estate while his permanent property undergoes renovations.

The palace had previously announced he would leave the property “as soon as possible and practicable”, following the revelations about his relationship with paedophile billionaire Epstein and the stripping of his royal titles.

Andrew features a number of times in the latest tranche of documents relating to Epstein released by the US Department of Justice on Friday, including images apparently showing him crouching over an unidentified woman in what appears to be the financier’s New York mansion.

Epstein also appears to introduce Andrew to a woman described by the paedophile as “26, Russian, clevere (sic) beautiful, trustworthy”.

Andrew vehemently denies any wrongdoing. While Andrew stepped down from royal duties in 2019 after his disastrous Newsnight interview, the publication of Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, and the US government’s latest release of documents from Epstein’s estate, brought more scrutiny over his relationship with the financier.

Millions of pages of documents related to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein were released on Friday (US Department of Justice)

In 2022, the former duke paid millions of pounds to Ms Giuffre, a woman he claims never to have met.

He was stripped of his titles by the King last year after the posthumous publication of a book by Ms Giuffre.

Graham Smith, chief executive of anti-monarchy organisation Republic, reported Andrew to the Metropolitan Police for alleged trafficking offences dating to 2010. But Thames Valley is looking at the case because the Royal Lodge is in that force’s area.

A review does not necessarily mean a criminal investigation will take place.

Earlier on Tuesday, Prince Edward became the first member of the royal family to speak out about the most recently released Epstein documents.

The Duke of Edinburgh stated that it is “really important always to remember the victims” when questioned over the bombshell release, which includes fresh revelations about his brother.

He told CNN’s Eleni Giokos: “Well, with the best will in the world. I’m not sure this is the audience that is probably the least bit interested in that. They all came here to listen to education, solving the future.

“But no, I think it’s all really important always to remember the victims, and who are the victims in all this, a lot of victims in all this.”