"Behind high hedgerows in Windsor Great Park, Royal Lodge sits secluded, its pale stucco facade largely shielded from passing eyes. In 2003, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor then Prince Andrew secured a 75-year lease on the 17th-century property that the United Kingdom's King George IV once used as a hunting retreat."
"Newly released files by the United States Department of Justice, reviewed by Al Jazeera, suggest the significance of Royal Lodge extended beyond ceremony and social privilege. Emails from 2009 to 2011 indicate that, at the height of his diplomatic role, Mountbatten-Windsor convened financial meetings at the residence involving Epstein."
"Earlier this week, British police officers spent days searching Royal Lodge's rooms as part of an inquiry into whether Mountbatten-Windsor, while serving as the UK's trade envoy, shared confidential government material with Epstein. He was briefly arrested last week on suspicion of misconduct in public office and released without charge."
Royal Lodge, a 17th-century property in Windsor Great Park leased by Prince Andrew in 2003, served as a venue for high-profile social gatherings and financial meetings. The residence hosted controversial figures including Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell. Newly released Department of Justice files reveal that between 2009 and 2011, during Andrew's tenure as trade envoy, he convened financial meetings at Royal Lodge involving Epstein, who was already a registered sex offender. British police conducted searches of the property investigating whether Andrew shared confidential government material with Epstein while in his diplomatic role.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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