Graham Smith, who leads the anti-monarchy campaign group Republic, has filed a complaint with Thames Valley Police against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor this morning.
The allegations centre on potential misconduct in public office and potential breaches of official secrets legislation following the publication of emails which appear to have been sent by him to Epstein containing official visit reports during his time as UK Global Trade Envoy.
It is not at this stage known whether the emails were authorised or whether the reports contained confidential or market-sensitive information.
Mr Smith announced the move on social media, stating: “I have now reported Andrew to the @ThamesVP for suspected misconduct in public office and breach of official secrets in relation to these specific allegations.”
He added: “I cannot see any significant difference between these allegations and those against Peter Mandelson.”
A TVP spokeswoman told GB News: “We can confirm receipt of this report and are assessing the information in line with our established procedures.”
As an anti-monarchy campaign group, Republic’s primary aim is to secure the abolition of the monarchy.
GB News has contacted Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Republic for comment. Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein.
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PAThe documents reveal that on November 30, 2010, Andrew received four official trip reports from his special adviser Amit Patel covering his recent visits to Vietnam, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
Within just five minutes of receiving these assessments, the former prince appeared to forward them directly to Epstein without adding any commentary.
At the time, Andrew was staying at the multimillionaire’s New York mansion during a long weekend.
Further correspondence suggests that on Christmas Eve 2010, Andrew sent Epstein a briefing concerning investment opportunities in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province reconstruction project, which was being overseen by British armed forces and funded by UK Government money.
Sir Vince Cable, who served as business secretary at the time, told the BBC he was unaware of Andrew sharing such information, saying: “This is the first I’ve heard of it.”
Andrew, who held the trade envoy position from 2001 until 2011, has consistently and strongly denied any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein. Being named in the Epstein files is not an indication of misconduct.
Official guidelines make clear that while trade envoys are not civil servants, their role carries a duty of confidentiality regarding sensitive commercial and political information received during their work, with this obligation continuing after their term ends.
Legal experts note that the Official Secrets Acts of 1911 and 1989 can apply to individuals entrusted with sensitive Government information.
It is not known whether Andrew was authorised to share the material, and it has not been confirmed whether the details in the report would be considered market-sensitive or confidential.
The revelations draw comparisons with former Business Secretary Lord Mandelson, who allegedly provided Epstein with advance notice of a €500billion (£435billion) EU bailout in 2010.
On May 9, 2010, hours before the official announcement, Epstein allegedly emailed Mandelson stating: “sources tell me 500 b euro bailout, almost compelte [sic]”.
Mandelson replied with the following: “Sd [Should] be announced tonight.” He later added that he was “Just leaving No10..will call” at approximately 10.14pm.
On Friday, police searched two of Mandelson’s properties in London and Wiltshire.
GB News has contacted Thames Valley Police for comment and also reached out to Andrew’s representatives regarding the original claims and the police report update.
