{"id":4408,"date":"2026-10-30T17:15:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T17:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/30\/scottish-police-probe-ex-prince-andrew-and-epsteins-balmoral-visit-national-globalnews-ca\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T17:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T17:15:47","slug":"scottish-police-probe-ex-prince-andrew-and-epsteins-balmoral-visit-national-globalnews-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/30\/scottish-police-probe-ex-prince-andrew-and-epsteins-balmoral-visit-national-globalnews-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish police probe ex-prince Andrew and Epstein\u2019s Balmoral visit &#8211; National | Globalnews.ca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpe_imgrss\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Scottish-police-probe-ex-prince-Andrew-and-Epsteins-Balmoral-visit-National-Globalnews.ca_.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Police in Scotland are conducting inquiries into the time <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/prince-andrew\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a>, formerly Prince Andrew, spent at the Royal Family\u2019s Balmoral estate with the late convicted sex offender <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> and his associate <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/ghislaine-maxwell\">Ghislaine Maxwell<\/a>, authorities confirmed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Police Scotland said in a statement to Global News that the inquiries began after it received \u201cinformation\u201d and that the probe was at a \u201cvery early stage.\u2033<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video_miniplayer\">\n<section id=\"miniplayer_6ae4d077a67d1-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel 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1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\" readability=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">6:14<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">The former Prince Andrew takes police to court over Epstein files arrest<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__glide glide \">\n<div class=\"glide__arrows c-carousel__buttons l-videoCarousel__buttons\" data-glide-el=\"controls\">\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--left c-carousel__button c-carousel__prev l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__prev c-longform-gallery__prev\" data-glide-dir=\"&lt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Previous Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--right c-carousel__button c-carousel__next l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__next c-longform-gallery__next\" data-glide-dir=\"&gt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Next Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-carousel__goto\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- video stream item --><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The department\u2019s response came after U.K. newspaper The Daily Express reported the investigation and alleged the inquiries were related to claims that women were trafficked to the private estate in the Scottish Highlands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll enquiries are evidence-led, with the needs of victim survivors at the heart of those enquiries,\u201d the police force continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would never confirm details of ongoing enquiries and it would be inappropriate to comment further.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11861079_6ae4d077ab1a7\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11861079\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11861079\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11861079_6ae4d077ab1a7\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\" data-permutive-data=\"{&quot;content&quot;:{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;UK police expand investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over potential sex 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police expand investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over potential sex crimes'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Scottish-police-probe-ex-prince-Andrew-and-Epsteins-Balmoral-visit-National-Globalnews.ca_-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/h4kr20gp0f-c2dy9lh0h9\/andrew-web.jpg?quality=70&amp;strip=all&amp;w=450 450w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/h4kr20gp0f-c2dy9lh0h9\/andrew-web.jpg?quality=70&amp;strip=all&amp;w=720 720w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/h4kr20gp0f-c2dy9lh0h9\/andrew-web.jpg?quality=70&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1040 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\" readability=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">2:02<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">UK police expand investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over potential sex crimes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Police have not said what the inquiries concern or what information they are investigating.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\" readability=\"5.3013698630137\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Scottish-police-probe-ex-prince-Andrew-and-Epsteins-Balmoral-visit-National-Globalnews.ca_-2.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\" readability=\"29.599315068493\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won&#8217;t miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Epstein was convicted in 2008 of soliciting sex from underage girls. Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking a minor; they visited Balmoral Castle in 1999 as guests of Mountbatten-Windsor, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cqglwp088532o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2026\/oct\/30\/police-jeffrey-epstein-balmoral-former-prince-andrew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Epstein died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence at a federal prison camp in Texas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tThis undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tU.S. Department of Justice via AP\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Scottish probe follows the arrest of <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/prince-andrew\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\">Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a> by police in England in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office in relation to his ties to Epstein. During his time as U.K. trade envoy, the former prince allegedly shared sensitive information with the former New York City businessman.<\/p>\n<p>His arrest was the first time in nearly four centuries that British police had taken a senior royal into custody.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/12092556\/former-prince-andrew-search-warrants-unlawful-thames-valley-police-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a U.K. judge ruled<\/a> that warrants obtained to search Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s home in light of his arrest were unlawful.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\" readability=\"0.39498432601881\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Trending<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mountbatten-Windsor has not been charged with any crimes and has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Several other U.K. police forces, including London\u2019s Metropolitan Police Service, Thames Valley Police, and Surrey Police, are also investigating information released in the Epstein files by the U.S. Justice Department earlier this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay  c-video--short\" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11722869_6ae4d077aef02\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11722869\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"9:16\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11722869\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11722869_6ae4d077aef02\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\" 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720w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/psmrddgipf-eptndrb3we\/Prince-Andrew-Royal-status_thumbnail_720x1280_.jpg?quality=70&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1040 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\" readability=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">0:37<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">84% of Canadians want former prince Andrew removed from line of succession<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s ties to Epstein have been a sore spot for the royal family for more than a decade, and have led to the stripping of his title as \u201cprince\u201d by his older brother, King Charles III. Their mother, Queen Elizabeth II, removed Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s military titles<!--TgQPHd|||[]-->, royal patronages<!--TgQPHd|||[]-->, and prohibited him from using the official style of \u201cHis Royal Highness,\u201d months before she died in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Mountbatten-Windsor was also ordered by the king to vacate the Royal Lodge, his longtime residence near Windsor Castle. He now lives in a house at Sandringham, the king\u2019s privately owned estate in eastern England.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Andrew\u2019s connection to Epstein is also linked to claims made by <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/virginia-giuffre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia Giuffre<\/a>, an outspoken victim of Epstein and Maxwell, who reached an out-of-court settlement in a civil sexual assault lawsuit against Mountbatten Windsor in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>She had long claimed she was trafficked to Britain to have sex with the former prince in 2001, when she was just 17.<\/p>\n<p>Details of her interactions with the former prince, including alleged sexual assaults, were disclosed at length in her posthumously published memoir, <em>Nobody\u2019s Girl<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Giuffre <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11150690\/virginia-giuffre-dead-prince-andrew-jeffrey-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died by suicide<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 with files from the Associated Press<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"33\">\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">: World<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police in Scotland are conducting inquiries into the time Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, spent at the Royal Family\u2019s Balmoral estate with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4409,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}