Police to review latest claim about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s links to Epstein
British police are to review fresh allegations that Jeffrey Epstein provided Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with a woman to have sex with at the Royal Lodge in 2010.
The woman has claimed she spent the night at the then prince’s residence in Windsor, her US lawyer, Brad Edwards, said after the allegations surfaced over the weekend. The woman, who is not British, was in her 20s at the time, and was later given a tour of Buckingham Palace, it is further alleged.
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 [of the woman] or their client.”
Thames Valley is looking at the case as the Royal Lodge is in the area covered by the force. The review does not necessarily mean a criminal investigation will take place.
Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied wrongdoing.
Jeffrey Epstein described Peter Mandelson as “devious” after lobbying a bank to underwrite a mining project launched by their mutual friend Nat Rothschild, emails included in the latest tranche of Epstein files suggest, writes Daniel Boffey and Emine Sinmaz.
In April 2010, the then business secretary appears to have contacted banker Jes Staley, then at JP Morgan, from his personal email account in what appears to be an attempt to secure funding for Rothschild, Mandelson’s longtime friend.
Mandelson wrote to say that he was pleased to hear that JP Morgan was “planning” to underwrite a £700m investment vehicle being launched by Rothschild, a scion of the banking dynasty.
“I’ve been following my friend Nat Rothschild’s plans to list a vehicle on the [London Stock Exchange] and I’m very happy that JPM are now planning to get involved as book runners alongside [Credit Suisse],” Mandelson wrote to Staley. “I think it’s a great idea from what I see of the global mining business (and their prices). I hope it all goes well. Best Easter greetings to you and your family”.
Mandelson appears to have shared the communication with Epstein, who was a close friend of Staley’s, adding that he hoped “Jes can send warm response to this informal email”. Epstein responded: “You are sooooooooooooooo devious”.
