Buckingham Palace Received 30,000 Emails Relating to Prince Andrew’s Time as Trade Envoy
Court documents show an archive of emails about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's financial dealings was delivered to the Lord Chamberlain six years before his arrest. Buckingham Palace and government officials have declined detailed comment while police inquiries continue.
BBC NewsBuckingham Palace received an archive of 30,000 emails in May 2020 that contained information about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's financial dealings while he served as trade envoy. The emails were handed to the Lord Chamberlain, then Lord Peel, according to a High Court judgment from April 2021. A later ruling in June 2022 cited an email dated 10 July 2020 confirming delivery to Buckingham Palace.
The messages date up to June 2013. The archive originated from Jonathan Rowland's account after a dispute with a business colleague. Retail entrepreneur Kevin Stanford obtained the emails and offered copies to authorities in Monaco and Luxembourg before sharing them with the Lord Chamberlain and a journalist.
Earlier reporting by The Telegraph showed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor requested a confidential Treasury briefing on Iceland's banking industry in 2010 and forwarded it to Jonathan Rowland before Rowland made a financial move. David Rowland, Jonathan's father, had taken over the Luxembourg arm of the failed Icelandic bank Kaupthing, which became Banque Havilland.
The bank later faced sanctions from UK and EU regulators.
Jonathan Rowland confirmed that published messages about Icelandic banks came from his account and formed part of legal proceedings. Court documents indicate the emails were part of the archive later sent to the Palace. " Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office earlier in 2026.
Thames Valley Police issued a fresh appeal for information after the arrest. " A government spokesperson said the government is fully cooperating with Thames Valley Police and last week published documents about the creation of the trade envoy role and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's appointment in 2001.
Thames Valley Police said they are aware of allegations in the public domain and encourage anyone with relevant information to get in touch.
York Central MP Rachael Maskell called for a public inquiry into the Royal Household, saying a joint committee of the House of Lords and House of Commons should be set up to hold the Royal Household to account. Author Andrew Lownie called for a parliamentary inquiry into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's time as trade envoy.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has rejected any wrongdoing in his associations with Jeffrey Epstein and denied any personal gain from his role as trade envoy.
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Lede misdirection: foregrounds messenger and vehicle over the actual financial misconduct and arrest
The same facts could be read as evidence that the Palace and authorities were responsibly informed years ago about potential issues and have allowed due process to unfold without premature public disclosure.
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