Call comes amid fresh scrutiny of Mountbatten-Windsor’s alleged links to Epstein, including claims over security arrangements at his New York home
The intense focus on the former Prince Andrew’s association with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has centred on the women who were trafficked for sex as young girls by the latter, and the police investigation into claims Mountbatten-Windsor handed him sensitive information while serving as the UK trade envoy.
Over the weekend, it shifted slightly to the police officers who were tasked with guarding Andrew for years as he carried out his public role as a senior royal. They are now being told to come forward and speak to detectives about what they saw and heard while on duty.
That call has come as documents released by the US justice department suggested Metropolitan police officers guarded Epstein’s New York home, and police expanded their inquiry into Andrew by reviewing records of flights at UK airports to see if they were used for human trafficking.
The development intensifies the pressure on Mountbatten-Windsor, who was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office by Thames Valley police officers last Thursday morning, before being released under investigation that evening.
