Police Scotland makes early enquiries into trafficking claims at Balmoral
Police Scotland says it is making early-stage enquiries into claims that Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at Balmoral and that women were trafficked to the estate. The investigation concerns alleged activity at the King’s private Scottish estate and follows renewed scrutiny of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s past association with Epstein.
The article says Andrew and Maxwell reportedly travelled to Balmoral on Epstein’s private jet in 2006, and a photograph released by US authorities shows Epstein and Maxwell at a Balmoral log cabin in 1999. Police Scotland says its enquiries are evidence-led and centred on victim-survivors, but has not confirmed details. Andrew denies Virginia Giuffre’s allegations of sexual abuse; he paid millions to settle her civil case in 2022 without admitting liability.
In short
- Police Scotland is making early enquiries into claims involving Balmoral.
- The claims concern Epstein, Maxwell and alleged trafficking of women.
- Andrew denies Giuffre’s allegations and settled her civil case in 2022.
Explained simply
Balmoral is the royal family’s private estate in Scotland. Jeffrey Epstein was a US financier convicted of sex offences, and Ghislaine Maxwell was later convicted in the United States of helping him sexually exploit underage girls.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, knew Epstein and Maxwell. He has denied Virginia Giuffre’s allegation that he sexually abused her; he settled her civil case in 2022 without admitting liability.
The claims concern whether women were trafficked to Balmoral and whether Epstein and Maxwell visited the estate. They matter because they raise questions about alleged abuse, the people who may have been affected and whether activity at a private estate can be properly investigated.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces new probe as police investigate claims Epstein trafficked women to Balmoral”.