Police are investigating a visit to Balmoral by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Jeffrey Epstein
Scottish police are investigating Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew's visits to Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands, focusing on allegations of sexual exploitation and possible human trafficking of women in the early 2000s. The inquiry began in February with arrests and ongoing investigations into their connections to Epstein and Maxwell.
- Scottish police are investigating Jeffrey Epstein's stays at Balmoral.
- The investigation by Scottish police is in an initial stage.
- At least nine UK police services are investigating links between Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein.
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has repeatedly denied wrongdoing concerning his association with Epstein and Maxwell.
- Epstein was found guilty of soliciting a minor for prostitution.
- Prosecutors released photographs showing Epstein and Maxwell on the Balmoral estate during a 1999 visit.
- The former Duke of York was arrested on his 66th birthday on February 19 this year on suspicion of official misconduct.
- Andrew Mountbatten Windsor was arrested and held by British police in February.
- The Scottish residence Balmoral is located in the Scottish Highlands.
- Epstein died in a prison in 2019.
- Thames Valley officers arrested Prince Andrew on suspicion of misconduct in public office in February.
- The National Police Chiefs’ Council confirmed ongoing investigations into the Epstein files.
- The Daily Express reported Epstein and the former prince took young women to Balmoral for sexual purposes.
- Scottish police previously confirmed they would speak with people about an Epstein private jet landing in Edinburgh in 2006.
- The Daily Express reported that the inquiries relate to claims that women were trafficked to the estate in the Scottish Highlands.
- King Charles III stripped the former Duke of York of his royal titles after further disclosures about his ties to Epstein.
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