Police 'assess' allegation Epstein sent woman to Windsor for sex with Andrew in 2010
The woman allegedly stayed the night at Royal Lodge in 2010 before being shown around Buckingham Palace, according to her lawyer
Police are investigating claims that an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein was sent to the UK for a sexual encounter with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in 2010.
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Her lawyer has claimed that the woman was trafficked by the paedophile to the former Duke of York at Royal Lodge in Windsor, Berkshire.
Lawyers representing the alleged victim have urged King Charles to contact them following claims that their client was sent by Epstein to have a sexual encounter with Andrew at the Crown Estate mansion.
The woman is not British and was in her 20s at the time of the alleged incident.
She claims she spent the night with Andrew before being given a "tour" of Buckingham Palace the next day.
A Thames Valley Police spokesperson has told LBC: "We are aware of reports about a woman said to have been taken to an address in Windsor in 2010 for sexual purposes.
"We are assessing the information in line with our established procedures. We take any reports of sexual crimes extremely seriously and encourage anyone with information to come forward.
"At this time, these allegations have not been reported to Thames Valley Police by either the lawyer or their client."
The woman's lawyer, Brad Edwards, said: "We’re talking about at least one woman who was sent by Jeffrey Epstein over to Prince Andrew.
"And she even had, after a night with Prince Andrew, a tour of Buckingham Palace."
The claims made her the second woman to allege she was trafficked to Andrew by Epstein, after the late abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre.
Ms Giuffre, 41, died by suicide and was found at her farm in Neergabby, Western Australia, last April, where she had been living for the past few years.
Andrew has always vehemently denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein and denied having ever met Ms Giuffre.
He has not publicly responded to the second set of allegations.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his titles by the King last year after the posthumous publication of a book from Ms Giuffre, who alleged she was trafficked by Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell when she was 17.
The former prince paid millions of pounds to Ms Giuffre in 2022 to settle a civil court claim in the US without admitting liability.
Further details of the former prince's relationship with the paedophile financier emerged after more than three million papers relating to the late Epstein were made public last Friday.
Images included appear to show him crouched over an unidentified woman in what seems to be Epstein’s New York mansion.
Another uncovered correspondence appears to show the disgraced royal telling Epstein he wanted to be his "pet."
In one email sent to Epstein from A, believed to be Andrew, the ex-prince said: "God it’s cold and dank here! Wish I was still a pet in your family!"
US Vice President JD Vance also ramped up pressure on Andrew to testify in front of Congress, and played down Trump's links to Epstein.
He told the Daily Mail: 'I'll let them [congressional Republicans] determine whether they should talk to Prince Andrew. I'd certainly be open to it. But it's their call, not mine."
Vance said the files released showed "there's a pretty incestuous nature to America's elites."
Addressing Trump's so-called friendship with Epstein, he insisted: "President Trump is very much outside of the social circle.
"I think that it just shows there's an incestuous nature to America's elites, and it's pretty gross.
"A lot of people, I think, it reflects very poorly on them. Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, a lot of others."
Speaking during a bill signing at the White House, President Trump told reporters he was unaware of his impending resignation.
Trump said: "I didn't know about it. I know who he is, that's too bad."
The tranche of so-called 'Epstein Files' released last week has also resulted in Lord Peter Mandelson, former US Ambassador to the UK, facing a full criminal investigation into allegations he leaked sensitive information to Epstein during the 2008 financial crisis.
The latest releases are alleged to show Mandelson passing on the material while serving as Business Secretary in Gordon Brown’s Labour administration during the market crash.
Mandelson has not responded to the specific allegations under investigation by the force.
Responding to separate allegations, the former MP has, however, denied any record or recollection of him and his partner receiving payments from Epstein.
Mandelson is expected to quit the House of Lords on Wednesday.
He has previously reiterated his regret for "ever having known Epstein" and for continuing his association following his conviction.
Mandelson was removed from his role as US Ambassador in 2025 after the extent of his association with Epstein, after the financier's release from jail for procuring a minor for prostitution, was revealed.
He has previously said: "I was wrong to believe Epstein following his conviction [in 2008 for procuring a child for prostitution and of soliciting a prostitute] and to continue my association with him afterwards.
"I apologise unequivocally for doing so to the women and girls who suffered."
In an interview with The Times carried out last week but published on Monday, Mandelson referred to a "handful of misguided historical emails, which I deeply regret sending", and described Epstein as "muck that you can't get off your shoe".