Virginia Giuffre's family criticizes Met Police for ending Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor inquiry

LONDON, UK: The family of Virginia Giuffre said they were “deeply disappointed” on Saturday, December 13, after London’s Metropolitan Police announced that it was dropping its investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew.

In a statement, Giuffre’s relatives said that they had been in contact with a Metropolitan Police detective as recently as Friday and were asked whether they had additional evidence to submit, without any indication that authorities were preparing to close the matter.

Giuffre died by suicide in April.

Family voices anger after sudden police decision

They also questioned why the police did not wait for the release of further materials connected to the Epstein Transparency Act, recently passed by the US Congress, before reaching a final decision.

“While we have hailed the UK’s overall handling of the case of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor previously, today we feel justice has not been served,” the family said.

Earlier Saturday, the Metropolitan Police stated that it had found no evidence that Mountbatten-Windsor asked a police bodyguard to investigate Giuffre or gather information to undermine her credibility.

The police said it had assessed allegations that in 2011, Andrew requested that a taxpayer-funded bodyguard look into whether Giuffre had a criminal record, claims first reported by The Mail on Sunday.

The newspaper alleged that Andrew had passed along Giuffre’s date of birth and Social Security number in an effort to smear her.

In its statement, the police said its review “has not revealed any additional evidence of criminal acts or misconduct” and therefore did not meet the threshold for opening a criminal investigation.

Police close the case but leave the door open 

Central Specialist Crime Commander Ella Marriott said that police would remain open to reviewing new information but stressed that none had been provided to justify further action.

“To date, we have not received any additional evidence that would support reopening the investigation,” Marriott said.

“In the absence of any further information, we will be taking no further action. Our thoughts will always be with Ms Giuffre’s family and friends following her death,” Marriott added.

Allegations that shook the Royal family

Last month, King Charles III formally stripped his younger brother of his remaining royal title after renewed attention to Andrew’s ties to Epstein and the release of Giuffre’s posthumous memoir.

In 2022, Mountbatten-Windsor reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre in a civil lawsuit filed in New York.