The records of Prince Andrew’s whereabouts on the night of alleged molestation of one of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking victims have been destroyed, according to London’s Metropolitan Police.
The victim, Virginia Giuffre (known by her maiden name at the time, Virginia Roberts), alleges she was taken to London by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, the Epstein operation’s “madame,” and was expected to have sex with Prince Andrews.
The date in question is the night of March 10, 2011 and the early morning house of March 11, 2011.
Giuffre says she was just 17-years-old at the time.
She was taken to the “Tramp” nightclub in London she says, as well as one of Maxwell’s homes in the city.
In an interview with BBC, in which Andrew made several mistakes and fumbles, he vehemently denied knowing Giuffre and says he was not at the club on that night. He claims instead he was at a pizza restaurant in Woking attending a party.
There are usually police records on the whereabouts of members of the royal family as each member is assigned a security detail. Those records would presumably be able to detail where security personnel were sent in accompaniment of a member.
Initially police refused to release the records of that night, saying such sensitive information about the family could constitute a “threat to national security.”
One of the guards who was assigned to work Andrew’s security detail that night, remembers having an issue with the prince when he returned to Buckingham Palace. He says Andrew ended up returning to the palace very late at night. He wanted to obtain the records to confirm that this was the same night as the night of the alleged molestation.
A few months ago, the guard requested his shift records from his time working Andrew’s detail. He got no response for almost five months. Eventually contacted by a caseworker with the London Metropolitan Police.
That person told him the records had been destroyed, and that it is agency policy to keep records only for two years.
“I am very disappointed. Why on earth did it take nearly five months to respond with such a non-informative answer?” the guard said. “I’m also surprised to discover that any records regarding the Royal family and their police protection are destroyed, much less after just two years.”