Police in the UK are traveling to the United States to interview family members of Virginia Giuffre as part of an investigation into Prince Andrew. The interviews will focus on Giuffre's brother and sister-in-law, who are expected to help police understand the timeline and details of allegations against the Prince.

Giuffre's relatives are not witnesses to the alleged assault themselves, so these will be informal conversations rather than formal police interviews. Separately, another woman who was allegedly sent to the UK by Jeffrey Epstein has decided not to file a criminal complaint with police.

The investigation so far

Prince Andrew, 66, was arrested in February 2026 on suspicion of misconduct in public office. This followed the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the financier who died in prison in 2019. During questioning, police asked Andrew about allegations that he shared confidential government information with Epstein while working as a UK trade envoy. After 11 hours in custody, he was released and placed under investigation without bail.

Since then, police have searched properties and questioned people who provided security for the Prince. They have also looked at files from London's Metropolitan Police.

Why this case took so long

This investigation didn't start recently. In 2015, police interviewed Virginia Giuffre after she reported being trafficked for sexual purposes by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, but they decided not to pursue a formal investigation at that time. In 2022, Prince Andrew settled a civil lawsuit with Giuffre for roughly £12 million (about $16.2 million) without admitting he did anything wrong. That settlement resolved the private dispute but left open the question of whether he broke the law.

Giuffre died by suicide in April 2025, at age 41. The current investigation focuses on whether Andrew improperly shared confidential material with Epstein—a narrower legal question than the sexual-assault allegations from the civil case.

What comes next

These family interviews do not mean charges are coming soon. Police typically speak with family members to help fill in timelines and confirm details, especially when the original accuser is no longer alive. The legal threshold for misconduct in public office requires proving a serious breach of a public official's duties, not simply improper behavior.

What investigators appear to be examining is whether sharing confidential government information with Epstein crosses that legal line. That is the core question as the investigation continues.