UK Police Confirm No Further Action Over Allegation That Andrew Asked Bodyguard to Investigate Virginia Giuffre
Metropolitan Police conclude review finding no evidence of criminality in claims against former royal protection request
London’s Metropolitan Police have announced they will not take any further action in relation to claims that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor requested a police protection officer to investigate Virginia Giuffre, the American woman who accused him of sexually abusing her while she was a teenager.
The force said on Saturday that after a targeted assessment of reporting and records it had not identified additional evidence of criminal acts or professional misconduct that would justify reopening a case.
The review followed media reports alleging that in 2011 Andrew had passed Giuffre’s personal details to his taxpayer-funded bodyguard in an apparent attempt to obtain information about her. The Metropolitan Police reaffirmed that it remains open to assessing new information should it emerge in the future.
Giuffre, who died in April, had brought widespread attention to her allegations through legal action in the United States and in a posthumously published memoir that renewed scrutiny of her claims and of Andrew’s relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied all allegations of wrongdoing and in two thousand twenty-two reached an out-of-court settlement in his civil dispute with Giuffre without admission of liability.
Earlier this year, King Charles III removed most of his brother’s royal titles and honours as the controversy surrounding the case intensified.
The Metropolitan Police’s statement clarified that its earlier criminal review decisions, including those reached after consultations with prosecuting authorities and international partners, had similarly found insufficient evidence to justify a full criminal investigation in the United Kingdom, particularly where alleged events occurred predominantly outside British jurisdiction.
The force noted that searches of archival records and interviews with former protection officers did not yield support for reopening the matter.
Giuffre’s family responded to the announcement saying they were “deeply disappointed” by the decision and maintained that unanswered questions remain about how her personal information was handled.
The police said it would consider any credible new evidence that might be presented in due course.
The force said on Saturday that after a targeted assessment of reporting and records it had not identified additional evidence of criminal acts or professional misconduct that would justify reopening a case.
The review followed media reports alleging that in 2011 Andrew had passed Giuffre’s personal details to his taxpayer-funded bodyguard in an apparent attempt to obtain information about her. The Metropolitan Police reaffirmed that it remains open to assessing new information should it emerge in the future.
Giuffre, who died in April, had brought widespread attention to her allegations through legal action in the United States and in a posthumously published memoir that renewed scrutiny of her claims and of Andrew’s relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied all allegations of wrongdoing and in two thousand twenty-two reached an out-of-court settlement in his civil dispute with Giuffre without admission of liability.
Earlier this year, King Charles III removed most of his brother’s royal titles and honours as the controversy surrounding the case intensified.
The Metropolitan Police’s statement clarified that its earlier criminal review decisions, including those reached after consultations with prosecuting authorities and international partners, had similarly found insufficient evidence to justify a full criminal investigation in the United Kingdom, particularly where alleged events occurred predominantly outside British jurisdiction.
The force noted that searches of archival records and interviews with former protection officers did not yield support for reopening the matter.
Giuffre’s family responded to the announcement saying they were “deeply disappointed” by the decision and maintained that unanswered questions remain about how her personal information was handled.
The police said it would consider any credible new evidence that might be presented in due course.
