Former Royal Protection Officer Reports Andrew's Alleged Palace Activities to Police
A former Scotland Yard royal protection officer has revealed he has contacted Thames Valley Police regarding claims that Prince Andrew smuggled women into Buckingham Palace on a regular basis. Paul Page, who served between 1998 and 2004, alleges that officers guarding Andrew were deliberately kept in the dark about the identities of female visitors.
Claims of Systematic Smuggling and Security Breaches
Mr Page stated: 'I have been in contact with Thames Valley Police in relation to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and have offered to assist them with their investigation into his activities. I feel like I have information that could take the police probe forward, and I have a duty to share that.'
The former officer described a pattern of behavior where women would arrive after palace closing hours, with protection officers receiving minimal information. 'With Andrew's women, multiple times a week, we were just told not to question it. We weren't allowed to know the names,' he explained. 'One of the ongoing jokes was that Andrew should have a revolving door in his bedroom, because of the number of women that were coming in and out.'
Security Concerns and Palace Protocol Violations
Mr Page highlighted serious security implications, noting that proper visitor logs were not maintained for Andrew's guests. 'For health and safety, if there's a fire, we don't know who's in, that's why you have logs of who's coming into the Palace and who is going out,' he said. 'If he's having random people in the Palace, you can hardly intervene. We didn't ask, because the bottom line is, because of fear, we didn't want to get booted off our post.'
He contrasted this with standard royal protocol: 'When the Queen or the Duke of Edinburgh had guests after hours, we would be furnished with their details.' Instead, for Andrew's visitors, officers were simply told: 'We were just told a female will be coming at whatever time. It's always after closing, and a female will be approaching the front gate.'
Epstein Connection and Trafficking Allegations
The revelations come amid claims that at least one woman was allegedly flown into the UK on Jeffrey Epstein's private jet, known as the 'Lolita Express,' and brought to Andrew under the codename 'Mrs Windsor.' Flight logs show Epstein's Boeing 727-100 landed approximately 90 times in the UK, including after his 2008 conviction for child sex offences.
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for a sex trafficking investigation, describing it as 'by far the biggest scandal of all' and urging Scotland Yard to look beyond misconduct in public office charges. 'The Stansted revelations alone require them to interview Andrew,' Brown stated, referring to allegations that Epstein used Stansted Airport as a hub to transfer victims between planes.
Multiple Women Linked in Epstein Files
Andrew appears multiple times in the recently released Epstein documents, which include:
- Images apparently showing him crouching over an unidentified woman at Epstein's New York mansion
- Claims that Epstein took a young Romanian model to a private Buckingham Palace dinner with Andrew
- Allegations that Andrew invited Epstein and a Russian model named Vera to dinner at the palace
- Epstein's offer to introduce Andrew to a 26-year-old Russian woman in August 2010
Virginia Giuffre's allegations that she was forced to have sex with Andrew also feature in the documents, though her name is redacted in the latest release.
Political Pressure and Institutional Response
Pressure is mounting on authorities to investigate thoroughly. California congressman Ted Lieu has claimed the woman pictured with Andrew at Epstein's mansion was a sex trafficking victim. In the UK, former victims' commissioner Dame Vera Baird has urged police to 'start properly investigating' Andrew.
Buckingham Palace has stated it would 'stand ready to support' police if approached, while Kensington Palace noted the Prince and Princess of Wales are 'deeply concerned' about the 'continued revelations.' Andrew, who was stripped of his royal titles last year, has never been questioned by police regarding Giuffre's allegations.
Broader Implications and Public Sentiment
The scandal appears to be affecting public perception of the monarchy. A recent poll commissioned by Republic found support for the monarchy has fallen to 45 percent, down three percentage points over four months. Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Police has separately launched an investigation into Peter Mandelson over alleged misconduct in public office related to Epstein.
As multiple sources describe years of systematic security breaches at Buckingham Palace, with one insider noting 'it went on for years' and 'nothing was ever done to challenge it,' calls for comprehensive investigation grow louder across political and law enforcement circles.
