Prosecutors are “providing early investigative advice” to the police as they carry out their inquiries into Lord Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s links to Jeffrey Epstein, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Duke of York, was arrested on February 19, his 66th birthday, on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Separately, a few days later, Lord Peter Mandelson, the former UK ambassador to the US, was also arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. They have both since been released under investigation. Both Lord Mandelson and Queen Elizabeth II’s second son have previously denied any wrongdoing in relation to their relationship with late convicted sex offender Epstein.
A CPS spokesperson said on Wednesday: “We can confirm that we are now providing early investigative advice to the Metropolitan Police Service regarding the force’s investigation into a 72-year-old man and will continue to liaise as requested.
“We can now also confirm that we are providing early investigative advice to Thames Valley Police in relation to a 66-year-old man.
“We remain ready to support any investigation if needed.”
This comes the day after it was confirmed King Charles’s state visit to the US to see Donald Trump is to go ahead next month as planned.
Charles and the Queen Camilla’s long-expected historic trip will take place in late April despite calls for it to be postponed or even cancelled because of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
It is understood that Charles and Camilla will not be able to meet with victims while there are ongoing UK police investigations into matters related to Epstein.
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