Prince Andrew reportedly asked his Met bodyguard to analyze Virginia Giuffre, who alleges that the Prince sexually assaulted her on 3 events whilst she was once a teen. Consistent with emails received through the Mail on Sunday, Andrew allegedly requested his Met bodyguard to analyze Virginia Giuffre and ahead him non-public knowledge, together with her date of beginning and extremely confidential social safety quantity. Then again, there’s no recommendation that the officer complied with this request.
The Mail additionally reported that once emailing his bodyguard, Andrew additionally reached out to Ed Perkins, who was once Queen Elizabeth’s deputy press secretary, and knowledgeable him that he had requested one among his private coverage officials to acquire details about Ms Giuffre. The e-mail was once despatched hours prior to the image of him and Virginia was once printed in 2011.
“It will additionally appear she has a prison report within the [United] States,” he wrote, as according to the Mail on Sunday. “I’ve given her DoB and social safety quantity for investigation with XXX, the on accountability ppo [personal protection officer].” The dealings of the deceased convicted paedophile, Jeffrey Epstein, have endured to come back to mild after emails from the financier have been received through Bloomberg Information and incorporated in paperwork launched through a US congressional committee in September 2025.
The brand new emails come simply days after Prince Andrew agreed to surrender all of his titles, together with the Duke of York. The scoop was once showed in a observation shared through Buckingham Palace that, even though he’ll stay a prince, because the son of Queen Elizabeth II, he’ll surrender his club of the Order of the Garter – probably the most senior order of chivalry within the British honours device. His ex-wife, Sarah, Duchess of York, additionally gave up her name and has reverted to her maiden title, Sarah Ferguson.
“In dialogue with The King, and my quick and wider circle of relatives, we’ve concluded the ongoing accusations about me distract from the paintings of His Majesty and the Royal Circle of relatives. I’ve made up our minds, as I at all times have, to place my accountability to my circle of relatives and nation first. I stand through my choice 5 years in the past to face again from public existence. With His Majesty’s settlement, we really feel I will have to now pass a step additional. I will be able to due to this fact now not use my name or the honours that have been conferred upon me. As I’ve stated up to now, I vigorously deny the accusations in opposition to me,” a observation from Prince Andrew learn.
Prince Andrew’s choice to relinquish his titles adopted a file on Sunday, 12 October through The Solar and The Mail, which noticed the 65-year-old ship an electronic mail to Mr Epstein simply sooner or later prior to footage of him and Virginia have been printed. “I am simply as involved for you! Do not be disturbed about me! It will appear we’re on this in combination and should upward push above it. Another way stay in shut contact and we will play some extra quickly!!!!,” the e-mail learn. Consistent with The Solar, the e-mail was once despatched from Andrew’s legit electronic mail cope with, which had the automatic signature “HRH The Duke of York KG”.
© Getty PicturesEmily Maitlis, who famously interviewed the Prince over his connection to Jeffrey Epstein for BBC’s Newsnight in 2019, instructed The Observer the scoop brought about her to rewatch the interview for the primary time in six years. “The e-mail that emerged closing week categorically confirmed that what he stated [about his last contact being December 2010] was once unfaithful,” she stated. “I’ve grow to be extra alive to the entire inconsistencies. It makes you rewatch, revisit the entirety once more. I believe we all know now that [Prince Andrew] lied to me about his touch with Epstein.”
