Scotland Yard is thought to have passed files on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s accuser Virginia Giuffre to colleagues at Thames Valley Police after the force widened the scope of its investigation.
It also emerged that Thames Valley Police are examining an allegation the former prince behaved inappropriately towards a woman at Royal Ascot in 2002.
The force is looking into sexual misconduct claims against Mountbatten-Windsor as part of its wider probe into possible misconduct in public office.
The Thames Valley force continues to probe the former Duke of York’s role as special trade envoy between 2001 and 2011 – calling on “anyone with relevant information to come forward”.
Detectives are said to have been given access to Metropolitan Police files on Giuffre, who accused Andrew of sexually assaulting her when she was 17. She spoke with officers from the force about her allegations.
