Court-related documents indicate that Buckingham Palace was provided with large volumes of correspondence in 2020 that raised questions about Mr Mountbatten-Windsor’s conduct in public office.
According to the documents, the Lord Chamberlain, the Palace’s most senior official, received a tranche of around 30,000 emails, including some relating to Mr Mountbatten-Windsor.
The former prince is understood to have forwarded correspondence to Jonathan Rowland, a close friend and the former chief executive of Banque Havilland, during his time as a trade envoy between 2001 and 2011.
The emergence of these claims has increased scrutiny of the Palace, how much was known about Mr Mountbatten-Windsor at the time, and what action, if any, was taken over his actions.
Palace ‘has to be reviewed’
On Saturday, Rachel Maskell, the Labour MP for York Central, called for a public inquiry, saying that “the system built around the royal household has to be reviewed” during an appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.
“The web grows ever darker and that is why we have got to address the issue of unaccountable power and also the abuse of power in high office,” she said.
She added that she wanted a joint committee of members from the House of Commons and House of Lords to be established to scrutinise the royal household.
When asked by the BBC about the emails, Buckingham Palace said: “Since there is an ongoing police inquiry concerning Mr Mountbatten-Windsor, it is not possible to provide any comment on these matters.”
Buckingham Palace declined to comment when contacted by The Telegraph.
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