Police urge witnesses come forward in Prince Andrew investigation

Epstein filesPolice urge witnesses come forward in Prince Andrew investigationThames Valley Police said they were hoping to speak directly to a woman as part of detectives’ “assessment of reports that a woman was taken to an address in Windsor in 2010 for sexual purposes.”Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Add NBC News to GoogleFormer Prince Andrew arrested in UK03:14Get more newsLiveonShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 22, 2026, 11:01 AM EDTBy Chantal Da SilvaLONDON — British police urged witnesses to come forward on Friday as they continued to investigate potential offenses by former Prince Andrew related to Jeffrey Epstein.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.They said they were hoping to speak directly to a woman as part of detectives’ “assessment of reports that a woman was taken to an address in Windsor in 2010 for sexual purposes.”Thames Valley Police said they had engaged with the woman’s legal representative to confirm that “should she wish to report this to police, it will be taken seriously and handled with care” and respect her right to anonymity.In line with British policing convention, the statement did not directly name Mountbatten-Windsor, King Charles III’s younger brother, in their statement, but he was identifiable through the provision of details of his arrest in February.Florida attorney Brad Edwards had told the BBC in January that he represented a woman who alleged to have had a sexual encounter with the former prince Andrew at his home in Windsor after she was trafficked by Epstein.Mountbatten-Windsor has previously strongly denied any wrongdoing but has expressed regret over his yearslong friendship with Epstein, which continued after the wealthy businessman’s conviction in 2008 for soliciting prostitution from a minor.Virginia Giuffre (then Roberts) with Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell.One of Epstein’s accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre had alleged she was force...