Royal Ascot incident involving Andrew under investigation

Police investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor are looking into
an alleged incident at Royal Ascot.

Officers are looking into claims that the former prince behaved
in an inappropriate manner towards a woman at Ascot in 2002.

That year was the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II and
Andrew attended the races with his mother and other members of the
Royal Family.

It isn’t clear whether the alleged incident was reported at the
time or more recently.

The news, reported in The Sunday Times, comes as officers
investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for alleged misconduct in
public office, issued a reminder that the offence is aa wide open
and can include behaviour towards others. The force said
”misconduct in public office is a crime that can take different
forms, making this a complex investigation.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has made no comment on the latest
reports.

He was arrested in February 2026 and held for 11 hours by
officers looking into allegations of misconduct in public office.
He was released under investigation and without charge. His new
home on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk and his former residence
at Royal Lodge on the Windsor estate were searched by police at the
same time. The inquiries focus on Andrew’s time as a special envoy
for trade and investment, a role he held for a decade from 2001 to
2011. Papers released last week show that his mother, Queen
Elizabeth II, let it be known she was ”keen” for Andrew to be given
such a role.

Scrutiny over Andrew has increased since the release of the
Epstein files, the papers linked to the convicted sex offender
Jeffrey Epstein, which were made public earlier this year.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s relationship with the financier,
who died by suicide in 2019, and a disastrous Panorama interview
about their friendship led to the former prince stopping all public
engagements and roles. In 2025, King Charles stripped his brother
of his royal titles by issuing Letters Patent removing his HRH and
Prince. The King also asked the Lord Chancellor to remove the title
of Duke of York, held by Andrew since 1986, from the Roll of
Peerage.

Andrew remains eighth in line to the throne and can be called on
to act as a Counsellor of State, a temporary role whereby other
royals exercise some of the powers of the Monarch when they are
unable to through short term illness or absence from the
country.

The alleged incident at Ascot is being investigated by Thames
Valley Police as the racecourse comes under their patch.