Reuters
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London police announced on Saturday that they will take no further action over claims that they asked protection officers to examine Virginia Giuffre, who has accused Britain’s former Prince Andrew of sexually abusing her as a teenager.
In October, Britain’s King Charles stripped his brother of his princely title and forced him out of his Windsor home in an attempt to distance the royal family from his brother over his ties to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
Earlier that month, London police announced they were “actively investigating” allegations in the Mail on Sunday that Andrew had asked one of his personal security staff in 2011 to dig up information about Giuffre, who died by suicide in April.
“Following recent reports suggesting that Mr Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked the Metropolitan Police’s Close Protection Officer to examine Ms Giuffre in 2011, the Metropolitan Police conducted further investigations,” it said in a statement on Saturday.
The assessment did not reveal any further evidence of criminal or illegal activity, it said.
“To date, we have not received any additional evidence to support reopening the investigation. Unless we have further information, we will not take any further action.”
Mr Mountbatten-Windsor has repeatedly denied all allegations against him.
