British police officers assigned to protect Prince Andrew were instructed to provide security at a dinner party hosted by Jeffrey Epstein in New York in 2010,
according to reports published by British media on Sunday.
The The Sunday Times said it had examined emails contained in the Epstein files that appear to describe plans for Prince Andrew—also known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor—to stay at Epstein’s Manhattan home in December 2010. The emails suggest the Duke of York was accompanied by two protection officers from London’s Metropolitan Police.
One message, sent the night before the event and titled “Security for party,” informed Epstein that the two officers had been given “instructions on the door,” indicating they had been briefed on security arrangements for the gathering.
The reports emerge as police confirmed on Friday that they are contacting former protection officers who worked for Prince Andrew, encouraging anyone with information or allegations of sexual offences linked to Epstein to come forward. Authorities said they have not identified any wrongdoing by the officers at this stage. The Metropolitan Police declined to comment further on Sunday’s reports.
In a separate case, Prince Andrew was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office and later released under investigation after being held for more than 10 hours by Thames Valley Police. That investigation relates to allegations he passed confidential government documents to Epstein while serving as a UK trade envoy. Police continued searches of his former Windsor residence on Sunday.
Prince Andrew has repeatedly denied any criminal wrongdoing connected to Epstein and has said he regrets their friendship. In 2022, he reached a civil settlement in the United States with Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager at properties linked to Epstein or his associates. He has denied the allegations and says he never met her.