Buckingham Palace Was Handed 30,000 Damning Emails About Andrew in 2020

Buckingham Palace received an archive of 30,000 emails in May 2020 detailing Prince Andrew’s sharing of confidential government information, as a trade envoy, no less, with Jeffrey Epstein and other shady business contacts. The emails reportedly contained material from 2010 onward, including classified Treasury briefings passed to banker friends before they “made their move.”

And what did the Palace do? Next to nothing. They sat on it for six years. The Palace received the archive in May 2020, the same year the royal press was still obsessing over Prince Harry and Meghan Sussex’s exit from royal life.

Here’s what the LBC reported.

It has been revealed Buckingham Palace was given emails six years ago that reportedly would have shown Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was sharing confidential government information while a trade envoy, according to court documents.

An archive of 30,000 emails, containing information about the former Duke of York’s controversial financial dealings, was given to the Lord Chamberlain in 2020, it has now emerged.

When asked about what happened to the emails, Buckingham Palace responded saying: “Since there is an ongoing police enquiry concerning Mr Mountbatten-Windsor, it is not possible to provide any comment on these matters.”

Last week, Thames Valley Police issued a new appeal for people to come forward with any information. The force had widened its probe into Mountbatten-Windsor to include possible sexual offences.

Earlier in 2026, the Telegraph published emails showing that in 2010 Mountbatten-Windsor had requested a confidential briefing about issues in Iceland’s banking industry from Treasury officials. He then shared it with a personal business contact Jonathan Rowland whose father David Rowland had taken over the Luxembourg arm of a failed Icelandic bank, Kaupthing, which later became Banque Havilland.

The Andrew Emails Expose The Monarchy’s Real Priorities

So, why does this matter beyond the headlines? Because it exposes the royal institution’s priorities. The Palace reportedly sat on a mountain of evidence about Andrew for years. Yet when it came to Harry and Meghan, whose “crime” was wanting to step back from royal duties and protect their mental health, the institution moved with shocking speed. Security was removed. Titles were stripped. Briefing access was cut. The family’s only secure UK base was taken away.

Andrew, meanwhile, continued to appear at royal family events long after his 2019 public downfall. He remained in Royal Lodge. He was invited to Easter and Christmas services. The Palace’s response to his scandals was slow, soft and protective. The response to the Sussexes? Swift, brutal and permanent.

That contrast is the point. Now, in 2026, Andrew is under police investigation for potential offences including sexual misconduct, corruption and sharing confidential information. Thames Valley Police have appealed for witnesses. Detectives are reportedly examining a claim that a woman was sent by Jeffrey Epstein to Windsor in 2010. Andrew denies wrongdoing, but the emails exist, the court documents exist, and the investigation is ongoing.

And yet, the Palace’s only comment is that it cannot speak due to the ongoing inquiry. Meanwhile, the same institution and its media allies spent years turning the Sussexes into a national emergency.

The monarchy likes to present itself as above politics, above scandal and above reproach. But every new Andrew revelation makes that harder to sell. The emails are not going away. The police investigation is not going away. And the Palace’s silence is no longer a shield. It is part of the story. They can keep blaming Meghan. They can keep running stories about her candles and her jam. But the distraction no longer works.