Andrew ‘brought woman flown in on Epstein’s Lolita express into Buckingham Palace’
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces more pressure over his Jeffrey Epstein links after claims that he took young women to Buckingham Palace using a code name.
The former Prince Andrew continues to make headlines as further details have emerged in the Epstein files about his friendship with the convicted paedophile and businessman.
The former Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has urged the police to interview the former duke as part of an investigation into Epstein’s activities involving UK airports.
Almost 90 flights linked to Epstein and his private jet dubbed ‘Lolita Express’ landed or left from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.
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Epstein was able to use Stansted Airport to ‘fly in girls from Latvia, Lithuania and Russia,’ with at least one woman allegedly linked to Andrew, Brown said in the New Statesman citing the Epstein files.
Sources have claimed that Andrew invited several young women to Buckingham Palace and they were instructed to be let in under the code name ‘Mrs Windsor,’ the Sun reports.
One insider alleged: ‘It was common knowledge that Andrew liked to have young women visit Buckingham Palace.
‘He would phone the duty office and always say the same thing — ‘Mrs Windsor will be arriving shortly – please let her in and show her up’.
‘This was always via one of the out of sight staff entrances.
‘It was so frequent that they used to just roll their eyes and say ‘yes sir’.
‘It went on for years.’
Royal protection officers reportedly ‘hated’ being assigned to look after Andrew because was ‘so unpleasant and dismissive,’ the source went on to claim.
Another insider alleged that many of the women ‘had no security clearance,’ adding that hardly any details were taken because of Andrew’s status within the Royal Household.
The women who visited Andrew are thought to have travelled on Epstein’s private Boeing 727–100 jet.
UK airports were reportedly involved in around 15 flights after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for child sex offences.
Documents in the Epstein files, released by the US Department of Justice, revealed sleazy emails to the late financier.
One message to Epstein was titled ‘the girl’ and described a young woman as ‘just turned 18, 179cm, very cute, speaks English.’
It adds: ‘I saw her in real 3 years ago… i will send you the video in next emai [sic].’
Andrew has consistently denied any accusations of wrongdoing and knowledge of Epstein’s illegal activities before his conviction.
The former PM labelled the possible role that Britain might have played in Epstein’s operation as ‘by far the biggest scandal of all.’
Brown wrote in the New Statesman: ‘In the past week, I have delved deep into the Epstein files to discover the extent of Mandelson and Epstein’s betrayal of Britain during the global financial crisis.
‘What I discovered about the abuse of women by male predators and their enablers – and Britain’s as yet unacknowledged role – has shocked me to the core. It demands an in-depth police investigation, and is by far the biggest scandal of all.’
Detectives are already looking into allegations that Andrew shared sensitive government documents with Epstein.
Emails released as part of the latest tranche of Epstein files appear to show that Andrew shared reports of his trade envoy visits to Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore with Epstein.
Buckingham Palace has confirmed it will ‘stand ready to support’ the police if approached over the claims.
The US files also include claims that a woman was sent to have sex with Andrew in the UK in 2010.
The disgraced former prince was stripped of his royal titles last year by his brother, King Charles.
Andrew moved out of the Royal Lodge in Windsor to the King’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk.
He will live at Wood Farm before moving to Marsh Farm estate described as ‘modest’ compared to the 30-room Georgian mansion he lived at in Windsor for over two decades.
Metro has approached Andrew for a comment.
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