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Court documents have revealed that Buckingham Palace was in possession of a substantial archive of emails dating back several years that implicated Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in sharing confidential government information during his tenure as a trade envoy. The collection, consisting of around 30,000 emails, was handed over to the Lord Chamberlain—the senior-most official within the Royal Household—in 2020. These emails were originally obtained from a personal business associate of the former Duke of York.
The emails came to public attention amid ongoing police investigations into Mountbatten-Windsor, who was arrested earlier in the year on suspicion of misconduct in public office. While the royal household declined to comment due to the active inquiry, Thames Valley Police recently renewed their appeal for witnesses with relevant information. Legal proceedings from 2021 and 2022 further confirmed that the email archive had been delivered to Palace officials following the Duke stepping back from public royal duties in late 2019.
Insights into the email content suggest they hold significant relevance, particularly regarding Mountbatten-Windsor’s financial interactions with the Rowland family and Banque Havilland. Notably, in 2010, the former prince requested a secret Treasury briefing on Iceland’s banking crisis, which he then forwarded to Jonathan Rowland, whose family controlled the Luxembourg branch of the failed Icelandic bank Kaupthing. This correspondence emerged during court battles over stolen emails and was reported by media outlets earlier this year. The Rowlands and Banque Havilland later faced scrutiny and sanctions from both UK and EU regulators.
These emails were reportedly obtained by Kevin Stanford, a retail entrepreneur involved in a separate legal dispute related to Kaupthing investments, who then shared the archive with multiple parties, including the Lord Chamberlain. The 2020 handover occurred under the late Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, with subsequent measures under King Charles’ leadership, such as stripping Mountbatten-Windsor of his royal titles. Despite the allegations and legal scrutiny, Mountbatten-Windsor has denied any misconduct, including any personal financial gain linked to his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein or his official duties. Meanwhile, calls for greater transparency persist, with critics urging parliamentary investigations into his activities as a trade envoy
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