The Metropolitan Police have confirmed they are actively investigating media reports alleging that Prince Andrew sought to obtain personal information about his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, through his police protection. Reports from publications including the Mail on Sunday and the Sunday Telegraph suggest this request was made in February 2011, shortly before the publication of a photograph depicting Ms. Giuffre's first meeting with the Prince.
Prince Andrew has not commented on these specific claims but has consistently denied all allegations made against him. Emily Maitlis, who interviewed Prince Andrew in 2019, commented on the development, recalling the Prince's earlier assertion in that interview that he had ended his association with Jeffrey Epstein in 2010. She also noted her reaction to subsequent revelations of emails exchanged between Prince Andrew and Epstein in February 2011, which indicated their friendship had continued beyond the Prince's stated timeline.
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