Uncovered emails and photos reveal how child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein built a web of connections to the UK including a friendship with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

The evidence shows how the convicted paedophile enjoyed invitations to royal residences, landed his private jet in airports across England and trafficked women to properties in the capital.

Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office in February after emails contained in the Epstein files appeared to show him sharing confidential documents with the financier during his time as UK trade envoy.

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Police are widening the scope of their investigation into the former Duke of York to include allegations of sexual misconduct. Officers are assessing a claim that Epstein sent a woman to the UK to have sex with Mountbatten-Windsor at Royal Lodge, his former home in Windsor.