Detectives investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor are reported to be travelling to America to interview the family of Virginia Giuffre
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor(Image: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire)
Detectives investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will reportedly travel to the United States in the coming weeks to interview the family of Virginia Giuffre.
The Times newspaper is reporting that detectives from Thames Valley Police (TVP) will visit Ms Giuffre’s brother and sister-in-law, Sky and Amanda Roberts. It emerged in May that detectives investigating Andrew will consider allegations of sexual misconduct in their inquiry into potential misconduct in public office.
The legal definition of the offence can include a wide range of conduct, including sharing confidential financial information, financial misconduct, wilful neglect of duty, and sexual misconduct. It also covers corruption and improper interference, conflict of interest, perverting the course of justice, dishonesty or fraudulent conduct, and misconduct leading to personal gain.
Detectives at TVP were understood to be concerned the public believes they are only focused on accusations the former prince shared information while a trade envoy, when in fact the legal terms of the offence under investigation are much broader.
Andrew served as the UK’s special representative for international trade and investment from 2001 until 2011, when he stepped down amid controversy over his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He received no salary for travelling around the world and at home promoting Britain’s business interests, but criticisms were made about the thousands of pounds spent each year on his expenses and travel costs.
His decision to quit the role came in the same year he was pictured with his arm around his primary accuser, Ms Giuffre, who said she was trafficked to the former duke at the home of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. Andrew paid Ms Giuffre, a woman he has claimed never to have met, millions of pounds to settle a civil suit in the US in 2022.
The former prince has denied any wrongdoing over his links to Epstein.
Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office on February 19 and interviewed under caution before being released under investigation. Searches were also carried out at his former homes in Windsor and Norfolk.
Detectives are understood to be working through evidence recovered during the operation.
A TVP spokesperson said: “Our misconduct in public office investigation is ongoing. We cannot go into specifics of the investigation, but we are following all reasonable lines of inquiry.”
