Andrew sparks new wave of rage as police probe takes unexpected turn

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is somehow experiencing small bit of luck as the ex-royal finds himself off the hook in surprising turn of events.

The disgraced royal – whom King Charles had completely stripped off of royal titles and honours, including Prince – is no longer being investigated for his alleged attempts to smear the reputation of late Virginia Giuffre.

In response, Virginia’s family expressed that they were “deeply disappointed” by the police decision.

The family revealed that they had emailed a detective from the Metropolitan Police on Friday but they did not indicate towards any looming announcement.

“'Indeed, he asked us if we had any evidence we would like to present; we had not yet replied,” the statement continued. “With the Epstein files about to be released by Congress since the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, we are surprised that the Metropolitan Police didn’t wait to see what further evidence might appear.”

They surmised, “While we have hailed the UK's overall handling of the case of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor previously, today we feel justice has not been served.”

Claims that Andrew ordered to “dig up dirt” on Virginia Guiffre

Virginia, who died by suicide in April this year, had been the most vocal accuser of Andrew and paedophile financier Jeffery Epstein and first made her claims public in 2011. It was revealed recently that the former Duke of York had tried to “dig up dirt” on Virginia via his close protection officers.

The update comes as emails leaked from 2011 indicated Andrew had told the then-Queen’s deputy press secretary about this.

However, The Mail on Sunday revealed that London’s police, that had been “actively looking” into the claims, will not be pursuing criminal charges against the ex-royal, much to the dismay of Virginia’s family.

“Following recent reporting suggesting that Mr Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked his Met Police close-protection officer to carry out checks on Ms Giuffre in 2011, the Metropolitan Police Service has carried out a further assessment,” Detective Chief Superintendent Ella Marriott said on Saturday.

She added that after the an eight-week assessment, they “have not received any additional evidence that would support reopening the investigation. In the absence of any further information, we will be taking no further action”.

Virginia Giuffre’s allegations against ex-Prince Andrew

Virginia revealed that she had been trafficked by Epstein when she was 17 and forced to have sexual relations with Andrew in a 2021 lawsuit.

She alleged that Andrew had raped her on three different occasions. However, Andrew refused to admit guilt even as he settled a million-dollar lawsuit with his accuser in 2022. He continues to deny the claims.