Recap: Met Police looking into allegations of a bid to smear Giuffre<\/h3>\n\nThe Met Police have confirmed they are \u201cactively looking\u201d into fresh allegations that Andrew tried to use his police bodyguard to smear his accuser, Amy-Clare Martin writes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nThe Mail on Sunday<\/em> claims to have seen<\/a> leaked emails from 2011 in which Andrew said he had handed over Giuffre\u2019s confidential social security number (SSN) and date of birth to his taxpayer-funded Met Police protection officer, apparently in a bid to dig up dirt on her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nAndrew reportedly wrote in an email to Ed Perkins, Queen Elizabeth\u2019s deputy press secretary: \u201cIt would also seem she has a criminal record in the [United] States. I have given her DoB [date of birth] and social security number for investigation with XXX, the on duty ppo [personal protection officer].\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nThe Met\u2019s former head of royal protection, Dai Davies, has urged the force to question the royal under caution if there is evidence that he abetted a police officer to commit the criminal offence of misconduct in public office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\u201cIt is time for Scotland Yard to launch a full criminal investigation into Prince Andrew,\u201d he told<\/a> the Mail<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\u201cAsking a police officer to investigate an alleged victim is outside of their duties, whether that is calling the FBI, your mates in the US, or searching out themselves to find out whether someone has a criminal offence. That is, in my view, a criminal offence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n<\/div>(United States District Couty for the Southern District of New York)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nBryony Gooch<\/span>25 October 2025 18:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\nRecap: What is the deal that means Prince Andrew can live at the Royal Lodge?<\/h3>\n\nPrince Andrew has lived at the 30-room Royal Lodge mansion in Windsor Great Park for more than 20 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nA copy of the leasehold agreement, shared by the Crown Estate shows Andrew signed a 75-year lease on the property in 2003.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nIt reveals he paid \u00a31 million for the lease and that since then he has paid \u201cone peppercorn\u201d of rent \u201cif demanded\u201d per year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nHe was also required to pay a further \u00a37.5 million for refurbishments completed in 2005, according to a report by the National Audit Office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nThe agreement also contains a clause which states the Crown Estate would have to pay Andrew around \u00a3558,000 if he gave up the lease.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nThe Public Accounts Committee is to write to the Crown Estate and the Treasury to raise \u201ca number of questions\u201d about Andrew\u2019s lease on the property.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nBryony Gooch<\/span>25 October 2025 17:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\nWatch: Most sensational claims against Prince Andrew from Virginia Guiffre’s memoir Nobody’s Girl<\/h3>\n\nMost sensational claims against Prince Andrew from Virginia Guiffre’s memoir Nobody’s Girl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nBryony Gooch<\/span>25 October 2025 16:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\nWhere could Andrew move if he leaves the Royal Lodge?<\/h3>\n\nPrince Andrew is reportedly in discussions about leaving Royal Lodge voluntarily following the furore over the \u201cpeppercorn\u201d rent for his 30-room mansion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nObstacles to reaching a settlement are reportedly where Andrew, eighth in line to the throne, will live and what financial recompense he will receive for the funds he spent renovating the home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nThere are likely properties on the King\u2019s private Balmoral estate in Scotland and his Sandringham estate in Norfolk that could house Andrew but whether he will accept a smaller home far from his supportive daughters remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/div>(Alan Hunt\/Geograph)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nBryony Gooch<\/span>25 October 2025 15:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\nFour out of five Britons want Andrew to be formally stripped of dukedom, poll suggests<\/h3>\n\nFour out of five Britons want Prince Andrew to be formally stripped of his dukedom, a YouGov poll has suggested.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nThe survey showed that 63% of nearly 6,700 adults questioned were \u201cstrongly\u201d in favour of formal removal of the dukedom and 17% \u201csomewhat\u201d supported the idea, while 6% were opposed to it \u2013 4% somewhat and 2% strongly \u2013 and 14% did not know.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nBryony Gooch<\/span>25 October 2025 14:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\nCould Prince Andrew ever be prosecuted over his links to Jeffrey Epstein?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\nBryony Gooch<\/span>25 October 2025 13:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\nMPs not to be given time to discuss Andrew’s conduct, says Downing St<\/h3>\n\nDowning Street has said MPs will not be given time in the House of Commons to discuss Andrew\u2019s conduct because the royal family wants Parliament to focus on \u201cimportant issues\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nNumber 10 said it would not allocate time for a debate in the chamber although MPs could still scrutinise the situation in committees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nBryony Gooch<\/span>25 October 2025 12:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\nWatch: Prince William ‘hopping mad with black sheep Uncle’ Andrew, says royal expert<\/h3>\n\nPrince William ‘hopping mad with black sheep Uncle’ Andrew, says royal expert Jennie Bond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nBryony Gooch<\/span>25 October 2025 11:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The Met Police have confirmed they are \u201cactively looking\u201d into fresh allegations that Andrew tried to use his police bodyguard to smear his accuser, Amy-Clare Martin writes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Mail on Sunday<\/em> claims to have seen<\/a> leaked emails from 2011 in which Andrew said he had handed over Giuffre\u2019s confidential social security number (SSN) and date of birth to his taxpayer-funded Met Police protection officer, apparently in a bid to dig up dirt on her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Andrew reportedly wrote in an email to Ed Perkins, Queen Elizabeth\u2019s deputy press secretary: \u201cIt would also seem she has a criminal record in the [United] States. I have given her DoB [date of birth] and social security number for investigation with XXX, the on duty ppo [personal protection officer].\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Met\u2019s former head of royal protection, Dai Davies, has urged the force to question the royal under caution if there is evidence that he abetted a police officer to commit the criminal offence of misconduct in public office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIt is time for Scotland Yard to launch a full criminal investigation into Prince Andrew,\u201d he told<\/a> the Mail<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cAsking a police officer to investigate an alleged victim is outside of their duties, whether that is calling the FBI, your mates in the US, or searching out themselves to find out whether someone has a criminal offence. That is, in my view, a criminal offence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Bryony Gooch<\/span>25 October 2025 18:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Prince Andrew has lived at the 30-room Royal Lodge mansion in Windsor Great Park for more than 20 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A copy of the leasehold agreement, shared by the Crown Estate shows Andrew signed a 75-year lease on the property in 2003.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n It reveals he paid \u00a31 million for the lease and that since then he has paid \u201cone peppercorn\u201d of rent \u201cif demanded\u201d per year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n He was also required to pay a further \u00a37.5 million for refurbishments completed in 2005, according to a report by the National Audit Office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The agreement also contains a clause which states the Crown Estate would have to pay Andrew around \u00a3558,000 if he gave up the lease.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Public Accounts Committee is to write to the Crown Estate and the Treasury to raise \u201ca number of questions\u201d about Andrew\u2019s lease on the property.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Bryony Gooch<\/span>25 October 2025 17:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Bryony Gooch<\/span>25 October 2025 16:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Prince Andrew is reportedly in discussions about leaving Royal Lodge voluntarily following the furore over the \u201cpeppercorn\u201d rent for his 30-room mansion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Obstacles to reaching a settlement are reportedly where Andrew, eighth in line to the throne, will live and what financial recompense he will receive for the funds he spent renovating the home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n There are likely properties on the King\u2019s private Balmoral estate in Scotland and his Sandringham estate in Norfolk that could house Andrew but whether he will accept a smaller home far from his supportive daughters remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Bryony Gooch<\/span>25 October 2025 15:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Four out of five Britons want Prince Andrew to be formally stripped of his dukedom, a YouGov poll has suggested.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The survey showed that 63% of nearly 6,700 adults questioned were \u201cstrongly\u201d in favour of formal removal of the dukedom and 17% \u201csomewhat\u201d supported the idea, while 6% were opposed to it \u2013 4% somewhat and 2% strongly \u2013 and 14% did not know.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Bryony Gooch<\/span>25 October 2025 14:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Bryony Gooch<\/span>25 October 2025 13:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Downing Street has said MPs will not be given time in the House of Commons to discuss Andrew\u2019s conduct because the royal family wants Parliament to focus on \u201cimportant issues\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Number 10 said it would not allocate time for a debate in the chamber although MPs could still scrutinise the situation in committees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Bryony Gooch<\/span>25 October 2025 12:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Bryony Gooch<\/span>25 October 2025 11:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRecap: What is the deal that means Prince Andrew can live at the Royal Lodge?<\/h3>\n
Watch: Most sensational claims against Prince Andrew from Virginia Guiffre’s memoir Nobody’s Girl<\/h3>\n
Where could Andrew move if he leaves the Royal Lodge?<\/h3>\n
<\/div>Four out of five Britons want Andrew to be formally stripped of dukedom, poll suggests<\/h3>\n
Could Prince Andrew ever be prosecuted over his links to Jeffrey Epstein?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
MPs not to be given time to discuss Andrew’s conduct, says Downing St<\/h3>\n
Watch: Prince William ‘hopping mad with black sheep Uncle’ Andrew, says royal expert<\/h3>\n
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