The former prince was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in a public office
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Asurvivorof Jeffrey Epstein has accusedBuckingham Palaceof covering up the actions of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after it received emails which would have shown he sharedconfidential government informationas trade envoy.
Jess Michaelssaid the palace’s failure to act had wider moral consequences for the victims involved in the scandal surrounding the paedophile and former prince.
She toldThe Telegraphthat by “protecting” Mr Mountbatten-Windsor, the palace had failed his accuserVirginia Giuffre.
“This is what institutions do. They protect powerful men and leave the people they harmed to carry it,” said Ms Michaels, who said she was raped by Epstein in 1991.
“Six years ago, the palace knew Andrew wasn’t just a problem; he could face a criminal investigation. And they sat on it.
“Protecting him meant doubting her. Virginia Roberts Giuffre was telling the truth, and she didn’t live to see them admit it. That breaks my heart and it should break everyone’s.”
Ms Giuffre, who died last year, alleged that she was trafficked to the former prince and made to have sex with him on three separate occasions. Mr Mountbatten-Windsor has vehemently denied the claims.
The Independentreported on Saturday that an archive of 30,000 emails, taken from a personal business contact of Mr Mountbatten-Windsor, was handed over to Lord Chamberlain, the most senior officer in the Royal Household, in May 2020.
Court documents suggest those emails would have shown that Mr Mountbatten-Windsor was sharing confidential government information while serving as a trade envoy between 2001 and 2011.
The former Duke of York was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in a public office following allegations that he passed sensitive government information to Epstein.
