Thames Valley Police are already assessing whether to investigate the apparent sharing of documents by Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.

21:06, Wed, Feb 11, 2026 Updated: 21:10, Wed, Feb 11, 2026

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor

Files suggest Andrew shared confidential information, reports say (Image: Samir Hussein/WireImage)

A document allegedly sent by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to Jeffrey Epstein included information on investment opportunities in gold and uranium in Afghanistan, it has been reported.

Previously, Andrew has strongly denied any wrongdoing in his associations with the late convicted sex offender and rejected any suggestion he used his time as trade envoy to further his own interests.

However, the BBC has seen a briefing, prepared for Andrew by UK officials when he was a trade envoy, which he forwarded to Epstein in December 2010. In it, it includes a list of "high value commercial opportunities" in Helmand province.

The former prince had called the document "confidential," according to an email in the latest tranche of Epstein files released by the Department of Justice.

The Afghan document, which is in the Epstein files, was compiled by UK government officials specifically for the then Duke of York.

As Andrew said in his note to Epstein, it's a "confidential brief produced by the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Helmand Province". It gives an assessment of the current local economy and the business opportunities, including "significant high value mineral deposits" and the "potential for low cost extraction".

According to official guidance, trade envoys have a duty of confidentiality over sensitive, commercial, or political information about their official visits.

As well as the Afghan document, Andrew allegedly sent Epstein official reports from his visits as a trade envoy to Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Andrew's name has been mentioned in the Epstein files (Image: AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

In a new statement on Wednesday, police said: "We can confirm today that Thames Valley Police is leading the ongoing assessment of allegations relating to misconduct in public office.

"As part of this assessment, we have engaged in discussions with Specialist Crown Prosecutors from the CPS. We will provide updates as and when they are available, but at this stage it would be inappropriate to discuss further specifics of this work.

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"During an assessment phase, information is evaluated to determine whether a criminal offence is suspected and whether a full investigation is required. Allegations of misconduct in public office involve particular complexities, and therefore an assessment must be conducted carefully and thoroughly."

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