Key facts
- Police Scotland is investigating Prince Andrew's activities with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Balmoral.
- The probe is evidence-led, with victim survivors' needs at the forefront.
- The investigation is understood to concern claims of women being trafficked to the royal estate.
- Epstein and Maxwell reportedly visited Balmoral in 1999, hosted by Prince Andrew.
- An email from 'A' to Maxwell in 2001 referenced 'Balmoral Summer Camp' and finding 'new inappropriate friends'.
- Prince Andrew and Maxwell flew on Epstein's private jet to Edinburgh in September 2006.
Police Scotland has launched an investigation into Prince Andrew's activities with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Balmoral, the royal family's private estate in Aberdeenshire. The force confirmed it had received information and that enquiries were at a very early stage, emphasizing they were evidence-led and focused on victim survivors. Photographs of Maxwell and Epstein at Balmoral were presented during Maxwell's 2021 sex trafficking trial. It has been reported that Epstein and Maxwell visited Balmoral in 1999, reportedly on the invitation of Prince Andrew, who has since been stripped of his royal titles due to his association with Epstein. Prince Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing. Further details emerged from Epstein's files, including an email from an individual identified as 'A' to Maxwell in August 2001, referencing 'Balmoral Summer Camp' and asking about finding 'new inappropriate friends'. Flight logs also indicated that Prince Andrew and Maxwell travelled together on Epstein's private jet from Luton to Edinburgh in September 2006, a flight for which Police Scotland had previously sought information.