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Beringia

(5,727 posts)
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 11:17 AM 6 hrs ago

Police investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to fly to US to speak to Virginia Giuffre's family

Source: The Independent UK

UK detectives are set to fly to the US to speak to family members of Virginia Giuffre as part of their investigation into alleged misconduct by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

Thames Valley Police (TVP) want to talk to relatives of Giuffre, who died by suicide aged 41 in April last year, about her allegations of sexual assault against the former prince, The Independent understands. Giuffre claims she was sexually assaulted by Mr Mountbatten-Windsor three times when she was under the age of 18 after she was trafficked by paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Detectives are planning to visit Giuffre’s brother and sister-in-law, Sky and Amanda Roberts, in the coming weeks, it is understood. The pair have been outspoken in their support for Giuffre and the police investigation since her death, and issued a statement following Mr Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest in February, saying that “our broken hearts have been lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty”.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-virginia-giuffre-police-epstein-b3012611.html



I am watching the Netflix series The Crown and Prince Andrew was Queen Elizabeth's favorite son
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TexLaProgressive

(12,860 posts)
1. "I am watching the Netflix series The Crown and Prince Andrew was Queen Elizabeth's favorite son"
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 12:20 PM
4 hrs ago

That may be the most truthful thing to come out of "The Crown."

Beringia

(5,727 posts)
5. What was untruthful about The Crown? It did focus on the dramatic, but that was to make it entertaining
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 01:43 PM
3 hrs ago

Jilly_in_VA

(14,815 posts)
2. He should be arrested the minute he steps foot in thid country
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 12:24 PM
4 hrs ago

He has no diplomatic or royal standing any more. He's just Citizen Mountbatten0/windsor.

Alice Kramden

(3,001 posts)
3. Andrew is not coming to the U.S.
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 01:22 PM
3 hrs ago

The police who are investigating him are flying in to question witnesses

ShazzieB

(23,143 posts)
8. I'm not holding my breath, that's for sure.
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 02:17 PM
3 hrs ago

I'm also not holding out much hope. Everything else aside, the more time that elapses, the less likely it is that he'd be found competent to stand trial. Even now, he doesn't seem to know where he is or why he's there a lot of the time, and it's will only going to get worse, because that's the nature of dementia.

With any luck, he'll be dead soon. At least I hope so. As long as dead = unable to shoot off his big mouth or post any more disgusting crap to Lies Social, I can live with that.

purr-rat beauty

(1,736 posts)
11. And when trump is gone
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 02:53 PM
2 hrs ago

The Epstein class and it's protectors will get even more uncouth as the sordid details come forth about trump's involvement

They're hoping his demise will be their ticket to break free.....a war if attrition of sorts

Nope

In fact the pedo protectors should be charged to the fullest extent of the law along with the perps at this point.

ShazzieB

(23,143 posts)
10. There's no reason he would be in custody at this point.
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 02:38 PM
2 hrs ago

He's not yet been charged with anything (the key words being "not yet" ). Back in February, he was arrested "on suspicion of misconduct in public office," held for about 11 hours, and then released.

Police are obviously continuing to investigate, and it sounds like they're being thorough, which is a very good thing, imo. They probably want to be sure they have a fairly ironclad case before charging such a prominent person, and I don't blame them.

Fil1957

(994 posts)
9. So let me get this straight. Crown prosecutors are pursuing these crimes which occured (mostly) in the United States,
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 02:18 PM
3 hrs ago

while U.S. prosecutors are doing nothing?

prerev

(10 posts)
13. Shouldn't it be Andrew Mountbatten?
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 03:08 PM
2 hrs ago

In fact, shouldn't the name of the entire British Royal Family simply be Mountbatten with nothing added?

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