Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor appeared tense as he was photographed driving near his Windsor home for the first time since the emergence of new allegations.
The sighting came after UK police confirmed they are seeking information from the FBI following outlandish claims published in recently released court documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
The unverified allegations refer to so-called ‘paedophile ring parties’ said to have involved high-profile figures in the UK.
The claims were made by a US individual whose account appears in files released by the US Department of Justice.
The person alleges they were driven to the gatherings by their father when they were between six and eight years old, and claims they were later drugged.
The latest release contains a series of allegations said to have taken place in England, none of which have been proven or independently verified.
Surrey Police confirmed they were not previously aware of the allegations and said they are seeking further information from US authorities.
The alleged victim, now aged 35, claims they were drugged and then taken to the parties by their own father.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor appeared tense and uncomfortable as he broke cover in Windsor, gripping the wheel of his Range Rover while being photographed in public for the first time since the latest allegations emerged
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is pictured with Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, who claimed she had been forced to have sex with the royal after being trafficked from the US
New documents show another victim claimed they had been abused at ‘paedophile ring’ parties where Andrew was present
According to the latest tranche of documents, released on Monday night, the victim was once taken to royal property Frogmore Cottage, where they were restrained and tortured with electric shocks by Ghislaine Maxwell.
They claim that Andrew and other men watched on as the torture took place.
The individual is said to have spoken to the FBI in anticipation of Maxwell’s bail hearing ahead of her trial in the United States. She was convicted of numerous offences including sex trafficking in 2021 and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
The files also recount a second unverified incident in which the alleged victim reported being hit by a car being driven by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
They told the FBI that after one party in Surrey, a dark blue vehicle with a personalised number plate with the then-prince behind the wheel collided with them.
A figurine on the bonnet was said to have been knocked off by the force of the impact and was later buried near their home.
Reacting to the claims, Surrey Police told the Daily Mail: ‘Following a review of our systems using the limited information available to us, we can find no evidence of these allegations being reported to Surrey police.
‘We are therefore engaging with relevant agencies to obtain access to the redacted information.
‘We take all reports of child abuse seriously and encourage anyone with information in relation to these allegations to report this to us online, or via 101.’
With a wolfish grin on his face, the former prince is draped over the laps of five young women in the Saloon at Sandringham, while Ghislaine Maxwell looks on
In one photo released by the US Department of Justice, Epstein and Maxwell are seen with Andrew in the Royal Box at Ascot racecourse. They were his personal guests on June 22, 2000, when both the Queen and the Queen Mother were in attendance
The individual also claimed that they were subject to sexual abuse outside of the UK, including by Epstein himself.
Documents state the victim’s claim they were taken by their father to Epstein’s house in Florida, which was located near to a property owned by their grandparents where the family would frequent on holiday.
They said: ‘I remember on one occasion being driven by my father over an hour away to a mansion with a gated driveway and a large rectangular swimming pool.
‘I was molested by a man that I later recognised as Epstein when he was in the news.’
They added: ‘He took pornographic photographs of me in a skirt.’
According to the FBI statement from December 2020, the victim said they had reported their father to the police, but the man was not spoken to or arrested by American authorities.
More than 11,000 new documents in the Epstein case were published on Monday night, although it is thought there are hundreds of thousands still to come.
The Department of Justice said this week that it had ‘discovered’ another million documents which could relate to the case.
The latest claims against Andrew come after the emergence of correspondence between Maxwell and an individual calling themselves ‘the invisible man’, with emails signed off ‘A’.
One of the emails showed the mystery ‘A’ asking Maxwell: ‘Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?’
Speculation has been mounting this week that the unidentified person exchanging emails with Epstein’s ex-girlfriend and sex trafficker Maxwell could be Andrew. The former prince has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
Wearing a tweed cape, Epstein, with Maxwell and an unknown man, on a shoot on the hills above Balmoral Castle. It has been previously reported that they were guests on the Scottish estate in 1999
In August 2001, ‘A’ messages Maxwell: ‘How’s LA? Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?’
He adds: ‘Let me know when you are coming over as I am free from 25th August until 2nd Sept and want to go somewhere hot and sunny with some fun people before having to put my nose firmly to the grindstone for the Fall.’
Maxwell also discusses ‘two-legged sight seeing’ and a range of other plans with the mystery person.
Elsewhere in the files, Andrew is photographed at Sandringham with Maxwell while he lays across several women’s laps.
Others show him with Epstein and Maxwell at Ascot racecourse.
The allegations come at a time when Andrew is being further shunned by the royals in response to his close friendship with the convicted paedophile.
He made no appearance at the royal family’s traditional Christmas events and was not in attendance at their celebrations in Sandringham yesterday.
His daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, were invited to the annual gathering.
Surrey Police has been contacted for comment.
