Palace handed Andrew's controversial envoy emails six years ago: Report
Court filings say the archive included messages suggesting he shared confidential Treasury material with a business contact and was later investigated by police.
- Buckingham Palace received a 30,000-email archive in 2020 revealing that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor shared confidential government information as a trade envoy, according to High Court documents from 2021 and 2022.
- Emails from 2010 showed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor obtained a confidential Treasury briefing on Iceland's banking troubles and shared it with Jonathan Rowland, whose family was involved in related financial dealings.
- Thames Valley Police are investigating allegations against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, including possible sexual offences and corruption, following his arrest in February, with cooperation from the government and limited comment from Buckingham Palace due to ongoing inquiries.
- Public figures including York Central MP Rachael Maskell have called for a public inquiry into the Royal Household's conduct amid the ongoing investigation.
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Court records show that the palace knew the e-mails that associate ex-Prince Andrew with the disclosure of confidential information.
Buckingham Palace 'given emails six years ago that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor shared confidential information while trade envoy'
Court documents show Buckingham Palace received an archive containing 30,000 emails six years ago, revealing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was passing confidential Government information during his tenure as Britain's trade envoy.The substantial email collection, detailing the former prince's contentious financial activities, was delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, the Royal Household's most senior official, in 2020.These communications had been ext…
Palace was handed Andrew's controversial envoy emails six years ago
Thousands of emails containing information about the former prince’s financial dealings were given to the Royal Household in 2020. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy02j5pl98no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-05-30 10:51:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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