Thames Valley Police plan to travel to the United States to speak with Virginia Giuffre's relatives, according to reporting from the Times and the Guardian. Sky Roberts and Amanda Roberts—Giuffre's brother and sister-in-law—are expected to be interviewed as part of an expanding inquiry into Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's conduct in relation to the Epstein scandal.

These interviews will not be formal police statements under caution, since the Roberts are not direct witnesses to the alleged sexual assault. Instead, they fall into the broader category of information-gathering that has defined this investigation since its start. The Times also reported that the Roberts are planning a separate UK trip later in 2026 where they intend to meet with the new prime minister, per the Guardian.

A second development emerged in recent reporting: another woman allegedly sent to the UK by Jeffrey Epstein has decided not to file a criminal complaint. Thames Valley Police are separately assessing an allegation involving a woman said to have been sent to the UK in 2010 by Epstein for a sexual encounter with Mountbatten-Windsor at Royal Lodge—the property from which King Charles expelled his brother earlier in 2026.

The investigative timeline: February 2026 onward

Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, was arrested in February 2026 on suspicion of misconduct in public office following the public release of files connected to Epstein. He was questioned over allegations that he shared classified or confidential material with Epstein while serving as a UK trade envoy, according to Reuters. After 11 hours in custody on a Thursday night, he was released under investigation without bail conditions, per BBC News. King Charles said at the time that "law must take its course."

Police have conducted searches at properties in Norfolk and at a royal residence, and have questioned Mountbatten-Windsor's former protection officers about what they witnessed or knew, according to BBC News and Reuters. Reuters also reported that UK protection officers were instructed to provide security at a 2010 dinner party attended by Epstein—the same year the alleged Royal Lodge encounter is said to have taken place. Investigators are understood to have obtained files from the Metropolitan Police and to be planning further conversations with his former security detail.

A longer history beneath this moment

The current investigation sits atop years of prior events. The Metropolitan Police interviewed Giuffre in July 2015 after she alleged trafficking for sexual exploitation by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The Met declined to open a formal investigation—a decision that, in hindsight, represents a point where UK authorities might have moved the case forward more quickly had they acted differently. Reuters reported in October 2025 that Mountbatten-Windsor had asked police in 2011 to obtain personal information about Giuffre, an allegation that sits uncomfortably with his current status as someone under investigation for misconduct in public office.

In 2022, Mountbatten-Windsor settled with Giuffre in civil court for roughly £12 million (about $16.2 million at the time), without admitting liability—an outcome that resolved the private dispute but left the criminal question open. Epstein died in his New York prison cell in 2019. Giuffre died by suicide in April 2025, at age 41.

US lawmakers have urged Mountbatten-Windsor to testify about the Epstein files, per BBC News, a request that remains unanswered as the UK investigation proceeds. Giuffre's family members have told outlets including 10 News Australia and Sky News that they feel "vindicated" and "given hope" by the investigation's developments.

What these interviews could mean—and what they don't

The planned US trip does not by itself signal that charges are imminent. Non-witness interviews of family members typically aim to corroborate timelines, add context to allegations already documented, and test the strength of accounts that can no longer come directly from Giuffre herself—a significant evidentiary gap. Misconduct in public office is a common-law offense in England and Wales with no statutory maximum sentence. Proving it typically requires showing a serious breach of duties tied to a public role, not merely conduct that is embarrassing or improper.

Police appear to be pursuing a narrower legal question: whether the alleged sharing of confidential government material with Epstein meets the threshold for misconduct in public office, rather than the underlying sexual-assault allegations that were settled civilly in 2022. That distinction shapes what investigators must prove and how quickly they may reach a charging decision.