Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor "secretly let women into palace", ex-royal officer claims
A former royal protection officer has told the FBI about alleged ‘secret’ visits of Ghislaine Maxwell and other young women to Buckingham Palace after claiming his evidence was ignored by British police.
Paul Page, who worked at Buckingham Palace for six years, alleges that rules were relaxed between 1997 and 2007 to allow Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to bring women into the royal building.
The retired officer claimed Thames Valley Police ignored his offer to share information last week, forcing him to contact the US embassy in London.
Page also sent his testimony to Representative Thomas Massie, the Republican party politician who recently accused the former duke of committing sex crimes in the US with Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew was stripped of his royal titles in October over the Epstein scandal and later evicted from Royal Lodge in Windsor.
He was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office and remains under investigation by Thames Valley Police.
In May, the force appealed for witnesses to come forward, revealing the investigation may be broadened to include claims of sexual misconduct.
Page told The Telegraph that he contacted Thames Valley Police over their investigation with information from his ‘first-hand experience’ as a formet protection officer.
He claimed he ‘received no response’, adding: ‘I have now formally documented my first-hand information in a written statement lodged with the FBI.
‘That statement sets out matters arising from my experience in Royal Protection concerning Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Ghislaine Maxwell and women whose access to Buckingham Palace I personally encountered, together with the relevant chronology and documentary material available to me.
‘I consider that I have therefore fulfilled my responsibility as a potential witness by formally documenting and lodging the information with a law-enforcement authority.’
Page was convicted of fraud in 2009 while working at Buckingham Palace.
He ran a betting syndicate called the Currency Club and a property ponzi scheme that involved more than 100 other officers.
Page claims that young women, including Ghislaine Maxwell, were allowed to secretly visit the palace without their names bing recorded in the log books.
The former officer received a letter from the head of royal protection to remind him of his confidentiality obligations, which was interpreted as an attempt to silence him at a time when witnesses were being asked to come forward.
Page has since formally complained about the alleged improper communication with him by a senior serving officer.
He also sent details of his allegations about Andrew to Representative Massie.
Earlier this month, Massie claimed in a speech in the House of Representatives that the disgraced Duke committed sex crimes in the US.
Page said: ‘A further factor in my decision is congressman Thomas Massie’s public statement in the US house of representatives concerning Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and the need for relevant allegations to be investigated.
‘In those circumstances, I believe it is my duty to place before an appropriate US law-enforcement authority any information in my possession that may assist congressman Massie and the House in their examination of Epstein-related matters.’
Mr Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied any allegations of wrongdoing.
A Thames Valley Police spokesman said: ‘Misconduct in public office is a complex crime and requires a thorough investigation.
‘Our experienced team is working meticulously through a significant amount of information. While we cannot go into specific details of our investigation, we are following all reasonable lines of enquiry.’
Deputy Editor
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