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Police Scotland carrying out 'active inquiries' into Andrew and Epstein Balmoral visits
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied any wrongdoing
Police Scotland is making inquiries into the activities of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell during their time at Balmoral Castle.
The Daily Express reported, external that the inquiry relates to allegations that women were trafficked to the royal residence in Aberdeenshire.
Sex offender Epstein - who died in 2019 - and Maxwell, who was jailed in 2022 for sex trafficking, are understood to have visited the castle with Mountbatten-Windsor, who has previously denied any wrongdoing.
Police Scotland said inquiries were at "a very early stage" and that it would be inappropriate to comment further.
Representatives of Mountbatten-Windsor have been contacted for comment.
An image released by the US Department of Justice appears to show Epstein and Maxwell at Balmoral
The Royal family traditionally spend summer at Balmoral, where Queen Elizabeth II died in 2022.
Asked about the Express report, a Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We have received information and active inquiries are ongoing but these are at a very early stage.
"All inquiries are evidence led, with the needs of victim survivors at the heart of those inquiries.