Police assess new sexual assault allegation against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Thames Valley Police said they were assessing a report that a woman had been taken to an address in Windsor in 2010 for sexual purposes, adding a fresh layer to the ongoing investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. No charges have been filed. The force said it had been in contact with the woman’s legal representative and would treat any report seriously while protecting her privacy, her anonymity and her right to decide whether to come forward.

The new allegation has focused attention on the scope of the broader inquiry, which police say is still ongoing and not limited to questions about whether Andrew shared sensitive official information with Jeffrey Epstein while serving as the U.K. trade envoy. Police have said the case may also examine possible sexual misconduct, and could expand to corruption or fraud if evidence supports it. That matters because misconduct in public office is a difficult offense to prosecute: prosecutors must show a wilful abuse of power tied to the suspect’s public role, even though the offense can include sexual or inappropriate relationships.

Andrew, 66, was arrested in February 2026 on suspicion of misconduct in public office, interviewed under caution and later released under investigation. Police described the inquiry as lengthy and complex. The renewed scrutiny comes as investigators try to dispel the impression that the case is only about document-sharing and to determine whether conduct linked to Epstein exposed any wider criminal conduct.

The latest allegation appears to be connected to Epstein as well. Reporting has said the woman’s lawyer, Brad Edwards, claimed she was trafficked to the United Kingdom by Epstein and later had a sexual encounter with Andrew at Royal Lodge in Windsor in 2010. Lawyers for the woman have also urged the King’s legal team to contact them after the claims surfaced. The allegations add to years of scrutiny over Andrew’s ties to Epstein and to earlier civil litigation.

Virginia Giuffre sued Andrew in 2021, and that case was settled in February 2022 for an estimated £12 million. Police activity now sits against renewed attention to Epstein-related files released in the United States, with the Windsor case again drawing the monarchy’s institutions into scrutiny over how the allegations are handled and how far the investigation ultimately reaches.