Overview
- Thames Valley Police publicly broadened the investigation on Friday to cover alleged sexual misconduct, including a claim that a woman was taken to an address in Windsor in 2010, and urged witnesses to come forward.
- Detectives have formally asked the U.S. Department of Justice for original Epstein files and are awaiting those documents to test and develop new lines of inquiry.
- Andrés Mountbatten‑Windsor was arrested on 19 February on suspicion of misconduct in public office, has been released under investigation, denies the allegations, and has not been charged.
- Police say the inquiry is complex and resource‑intensive, that investigators are working with a significant amount of material, and that they are coordinating with other UK forces while offering support to potential victims.
- The probe examines whether Mountbatten‑Windsor shared sensitive government information during his 2001–2011 role as a UK trade envoy and the outcome could deepen institutional and reputational scrutiny of the royal household.