British police said on Saturday they had found no evidence that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked one of his bodyguards to investigate. Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre.
London’s Metropolitan Police said in October analyzing media reports Former Prince Andrew sought information to smear Giuffre in 2011 by asking a police bodyguard to find out if he had a criminal record. The Mail on Sunday said at the time that the prince passed on Giuffre’s date of birth and social security number to the taxpayer-funded bodyguard.
In a statement on Saturday, the force said its assessment “did not reveal any additional evidence of criminal activity or misconduct”, and that it would not open a criminal investigation.
“The Met remains committed to thoroughly assessing any new information that may assist in this matter,” said Ella Marriott, a specialist in the police’s Central Crime Command. “To date, we have received no additional evidence to support the reopening of the investigation. In the absence of further information, we will not take any action. Our thoughts will always be with Ms. Giuffre’s family and friends following her death.”
Giuffre, who he died by suicide in April, as a teenager in the early 2000s, she was caught in Epstein’s sex-trafficking network and exploited by Andrew and other powerful men.
King Charles III he formally undressed his younger brother her royal title after new details emerged about Andrew’s relationship with Epstein last month Giuffre’s posthumous memoir he turned his attention to his complaints. Recently released photos From Epstein’s legacy, which Democrats share on the House Oversight Committee, show Andrew and other famous figures.
Mountbatten-Windsor reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre in 2022 after filing a civil suit against him in New York. Although he did not admit wrongdoing, he acknowledged Giuffre’s suffering as a victim of sex trafficking.