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Police Scotland carrying out 'active inquiries' into Andrew and Epstein Balmoral visits

Posted by Karen on October 30, 2026, 10:50 am

Police are investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's stays with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at the Royal Family's private estate in Scotland.

https://news.sky.com/story/police-investigating-andrews-balmoral-stays-with-jeffrey-epstein-and-ghislaine-maxwell-13603777

Re: Police Scotland carrying out 'active inquiries' into Andrew and Epstein Balmoral visits

Posted by Martha on October 30, 2026, 12:10 pm, in reply to "Police Scotland carrying out 'active inquiries' into Andrew and Epstein Balmoral visits"

I had read that the shooting parties attended by Epstein and Maxwell were aboveboard, that none of the guests engaged in anything outrageous (by whose yardstick?) and that the staff did not report anything out of bounds. It does make sense that Epstein wouldn't want to jeopardize a plum invitation like a shooting weekend at Balmoral. It appears that report may have been wrong.

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Re: Police Scotland carrying out 'active inquiries' into Andrew and Epstein Balmoral visits

Posted by karenl on October 30, 2026, 10:50 pm, in reply to "Re: Police Scotland carrying out 'active inquiries' into Andrew and Epstein Balmoral visits"

There's a photo of Andrew, Epstein and Maxwell supposedly at Balmoral. It shows the three in a field talking.
i don't mean to make light of this by any means, this happened in 1999 before the true nature of Epstein's doings came to light. There were stories/rumors going on the down low, but they were looked at as just rumors.
We'll find out especially if some staff do report that they had suspicions at the time, but due to the job, had to remain silent or were afraid to speak out.

Re: Police Scotland carrying out 'active inquiries' into Andrew and Epstein Balmoral visits

Posted by Martha on October 30, 2026, 11:34 pm, in reply to "Re: Police Scotland carrying out 'active inquiries' into Andrew and Epstein Balmoral visits"

Being invited by a royal prince to a shooting weekend at Balmoral was the pinnacle of social success for Epstein. I don't know that he would have jeopardized it for something he could easily arrange for the weekend before and/or after. Not that I'm trying to minimize what a monster he and Maxwell were/are, but it would bring suspicion on staff who may have not had an inkling. I have to think that if something did happen, the staff would have been loyal enough to the late queen to make sure word got back to her. They had no reason to protect Epstein or Maxwell.

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Re: Police Scotland carrying out 'active inquiries' into Andrew and Epstein Balmoral visits

Posted by karenl on October 31, 2026, 2:48 am, in reply to "Re: Police Scotland carrying out 'active inquiries' into Andrew and Epstein Balmoral visits"

Oh, I would never think you were minimizing Epstein and Maxwell, not ever. I went back to the article and the police stated they received information and inquiries are going on. They also emphasized they need any of the victims to participate with any information. This is just an early stage.
Epstein was fascinated with royalty especially the British Royal Family. I read an article earlier in the year that stated Epstein really wanted a "friendship" with Charles, but realized that wasn't going to happen, so he "settled" for Andrew. I don't know if any of that story is true. Andrew was ideal, he wasn't too bright, he has a huge ego, can be manipulated and didn't question anything as long as he could have a good time.

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