Police are ‘assessing’ allegations that a second woman was sent to the UK by Jeffrey Epstein for a sexual encounter with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
In a statement, Thames Valley Police said: ‘We are aware of reports about a woman said to have been taken to an address in Windsor in 2010 for sexual purposes.
‘We are assessing the information in line with our established procedures.’
‘We take any reports of sexual crimes extremely seriously and encourage anyone with information to come forward.
‘At this time, these allegations have not been reported to Thames Valley Police by either the lawyer or their client.’
The unnamed woman says she was taken to Buckingham Palace for tea afterwards.
The woman says she was in her 20s when, at Epstein’s request, she spent a night with Andrew at his Royal Lodge home in 2010.
The claims mark the first time an Epstein accuser has alleged a sexual encounter at a royal residence.
Her US lawyer, Brad Edwards, previously told the Daily Mail: ‘She was severely exploited by Jeffrey Epstein. An extension of that was the exploitation of her by Prince Andrew.
‘She’s a strong person. She wants to believe in justice but it’s very difficult in light of what she knows.
‘We need some cooperation and we need somebody with a conscience and a real desire to make things right.’
Mr Edwards previously sued Andrew on behalf of Virginia Giuffre, who alleged she had sex with the former Duke of York in London, New York and on Epstein’s Caribbean island.
The now ex-prince settled for a reported £12million before the case went to trial but without admitting liability. He has vehemently denied the allegations.
Andrew’s relationship with Epstein has been thrown under the spotlight once more after over three million documents linked to the paedophile financier were published by the US Department of Justice on Friday.
The King’s brother features a number of times in the documents, including images apparently showing him crouch over an unidentified woman in what appears to be Epstein’s New York mansion.
The former prince and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson appear in email exchanges with Epstein, with Andrew appearing to invite him to Buckingham Palace, and Sarah apparently saying: ‘I am at your service. Just marry me.’
Epstein also appears to introduce Andrew to a woman described by the paedophile as ’26, Russian, clevere (sic) beautiful, trustworthy’, while in the same month, Andrew also apparently tells Epstein: ‘Wish I was still a pet in your family.’
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