Newly reported material from files connected to Jeffrey Epstein suggests that two Metropolitan Police protection officers assigned to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were given instructions to provide security for a dinner at Epstein's New York residence in December 2010. The reporting cites emails from those files that appear to set out arrangements for Mountbatten-Windsor to stay at Epstein's home alongside his two London-based protection officers.
According to an email said to have been sent the night before the event and described with the subject line "Security for party", a staff member wrote that the two officers had been provided with "instructions on the door". The messages are said to form part of the documents recovered from Epstein's files.
The emergence of these emails comes as police forces in the United Kingdom have been contacting former protection officers who once worked for Mountbatten-Windsor, asking any individuals who have allegations of sex offences linked to Jeffrey Epstein to come forward. Authorities have stated that, at this stage, they have not identified any wrongdoing by the protection officers mentioned in the reports.
When asked to respond to the most recent reports, the Metropolitan Police said it had no further comment. The force had earlier urged anyone with relevant information to contact investigators as enquiries continue.
Separately, Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested recently on suspicion of misconduct in public office in an investigation distinct from the Epstein-related reporting. He was held by Thames Valley Police for more than 10 hours before being released under investigation. That arrest is connected to allegations that, while serving as a trade envoy, he shared confidential government documents with Epstein.
As part of the ongoing inquiries by Thames Valley Police, searches of Mountbatten-Windsor's former mansion in Windsor continued on Sunday. The searches form one element of the broader investigation into the allegations concerning the former trade envoy.
Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied any wrongdoing connected to Epstein and has expressed regret about their friendship. In 2022 he settled a civil lawsuit in the United States brought by the late Virginia Giuffre, who alleged she had been sexually abused as a teenager at properties owned by Epstein or his associates. Mountbatten-Windsor has denied ever meeting her.
The situation presents multiple strands of inquiry - the reported contents of the Epstein files, outreach to former protection officers, and a separate probe into the sharing of government documents - all of which remain under active investigation by police authorities.