LONDON, U.K.: In the sordid unfolding saga of the now disgraced former royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, British media reported on February 22 that London police officers assigned to King Charles' younger brother were told to provide security for a dinner party at Jeffrey Epstein's residence in New York in 2010.
According to The Sunday Times, emails from the Epstein files showed plans for Mountbatten-Windsor to stay with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in December 2010. The emails said two Metropolitan Police protection officers would accompany him.
In one email sent the night before the visit, with the subject line "Security for party," a staff member told Epstein that the two officers had been given instructions at the door.
The reports came after police said they were contacting former protection officers who had worked for the Mountbatten-Windsor family. They asked anyone with information about sex offences linked to Epstein to come forward.
Police said they have not found any evidence of wrongdoing by the protection officers so far. When asked about the new reports, the Metropolitan Police said they had no further comment.
In another development, activists from a group calling itself "Everyone Hates Elon" hung a framed photo of Mountbatten-Windsor inside the Louvre on February 22. The picture, taken by Reuters photographer Phil Noble, showed him sitting in the back of a taxi after his arrest earlier that week. Museum staff removed the photo after about 15 minutes, but by then it had spread widely on social media with a caption that read "He's sweating now".
Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on February 19 on suspicion of misconduct in public office in a separate case. He was held by Thames Valley Police for more than 10 hours and then released while investigations continue.
The arrest is linked to claims that he sent confidential government documents to Epstein while serving as a trade envoy. As part of the investigation, Thames Valley Police continued searching his former home in Windsor on Sunday.
Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied any wrongdoing connected to Epstein and has said he regrets their friendship.
In 2022, he settled a U.S. civil case filed by Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager at properties owned by Epstein or his associates. He has denied ever meeting her.
