Charlotte Manley, a former senior aide to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has said she would be willing to speak with police about her time working for the royal, though she indicated she may not have much information to offer.
Manley, 68, worked closely with Andrew for several years. She served as his assistant private secretary and treasurer from 1996 and later as his private secretary and treasurer from 2001 to 2003. During that period, Andrew had taken on the role of the United Kingdom’s special representative for trade and investment.
As part of her responsibilities, Manley accompanied Andrew on several official overseas visits. Records in the Court Circular show that she travelled with him to locations including New York, Bulgaria, Brazil, the Falkland Islands, Peru and Canada during his time in the role.
Her name has recently resurfaced in connection with past reports about individuals linked to Andrew’s circle during those years. It emerged that Manley had signed a £75 cheque from a Buckingham Palace bank account to Monique Giannelloni, a South African masseuse.
According to reports, Ghislaine Maxwell had arranged for Giannelloni to meet Andrew in his palace rooms. Maxwell, who is currently serving a prison sentence for child sex trafficking as an accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, allegedly told Giannelloni she would introduce her to someone “more famous than God”.
Giannelloni, who at the time ran a massage clinic in Kensington, later described the meeting in interviews. She said that when she arrived at Buckingham Palace, she was shown into a room where Andrew was waiting while wearing a robe.
The masseuse claimed that after greeting her, Andrew went into the bathroom and later returned naked. She said she felt “quite embarrassed” by the situation but added that Andrew behaved politely during the encounter, describing him as “very nice and very gentlemanly”.
When approached recently about the matter, Manley told reporters she preferred not to discuss the situation publicly. “I would rather talk to police than the press,” she said, though she also added that she did not believe she would have much information to share.
After leaving her position in Andrew’s household in 2003, Manley went on to become the chapter clerk of St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. She served in that role for many years before retiring last year.
Manley has also received several honours for her service. In 2026, she was named a Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the King’s New Year’s Honours list. She had previously been appointed an OBE in 1996 and later became a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 2018.
The Royal Victorian Order is awarded personally by the British monarch to recognise exceptional service to the sovereign, members of the Royal Family, or their official representatives.
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