Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor latest: Epstein blamed ‘Charles’ on day ex-duke left trade envoy role

Nazir Afzal, former chief prosecutor, has said that Jeffrey Epstein’s victims are being ignored in investigations as the state’s interests take priority.

“When the state is the victim, the state moves at pace. When women are alleged victims the state barely moves at all,” he told The Guardian.

“The view of the victims is that their suffering is not being treated by British police with the same urgency as the alleged offences against the interests of the state.”

Afzal said one woman had contacted him and alleged Epstein sent her to the UK, where she was attacked. He said: “They feel they have been ignored for years.”

“The hard stuff, that is the allegations of sexual assault and trafficking, nobody seems to be dealing effectively with that,” he added.

Royal aides warned the former prince it would be a “bad look” for him to be seen enjoying himself on horseback while under police investigation.

Sir Keir Starmer has dodged calls for a public inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein and his possible use of British airports to traffic girls into the country.

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has called for the Government to release all flight logs and documents regarding the paedophile financier.

It comes after former prime minister Gordon Brown wrote to six police forces demanding investigations into whether the former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor used jets, funded by the taxpayer, and RAF bases during his time as trade envoy to meet up with the convicted sex offender.

Analysis by The Times suggests Jeffrey Epstein was trafficking women through British airports, up until a month before he was arrested in 2019.

Booking records fuel receipts and flight logs, which have all be disclosed in the Epstein files, revealed the convicted sex offender flew in and out of Britain by private jet more than 60 times. He also booked commercial flights for young women.

Police are investigating whether victims were trafficked on Epstein’s private jet into UK commercial airports as well as some RAF bases.

Jeffrey Epstein blamed “Charles” on the day Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor stepped down from his trade envoy role.

The convicted sex offender wrote “I assume he knows that this is Charles’ doing” on 21 July 2011, the day it was announced that ex-duke would step down from the role.

His remarks followed a message from an associate, who said: “Lots of TV coverage on PA and always big feature on you. Insane.”

It is believed PA refers to the former prince Andrew.