Police Scotland confirms it is checking information about visits by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell to the royal residence Balmoral, amid allegations that women were brought there through the sex-trafficking network linked to the financier, Mediafax reports citing the Daily Mail.

The checks also cover the circumstances of visits to Balmoral by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, brother of King Charles III. A police spokesperson said the work is at a very early stage, based on available evidence, with attention to the needs of victims and survivors. Officers would not confirm further details.

The statement does not announce new criminal charges against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and does not say whether anyone allegedly trafficked to Balmoral has been identified. British media say investigators are examining claims that women may have been brought to the Highlands estate.

Materials from the Epstein case — including a 1999 photo of Epstein and Maxwell in a cabin near Balmoral and images showing Andrew and Epstein hunting on the estate — document links or presence there but are not, by themselves, proof of crimes at that site. Reports also say Andrew and Maxwell travelled to Balmoral in 2006 on Epstein’s private jet.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has repeatedly denied Virginia Giuffre’s sexual-abuse allegations; in 2022 he settled her US civil case without a finding of guilt. Giuffre died in April 2025. In October 2025 Buckingham Palace announced the stripping of his titles and departure from Royal Lodge; he is now known publicly as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

British reporting also notes separate checks into possible misconduct while he was a UK trade envoy, tied to suspicions he emailed sensitive information to Epstein; he has denied wrongdoing. Epstein died in custody in 2019; Maxwell was convicted for her role in recruiting and exploiting minors.

Image: Balmoral Castle, Scotland (Wikimedia Commons).

Sources consulted: Investigation at Balmoral royal residence - Mediafax.