Ex-royal protection officer gives FBI evidence on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

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Former Buckingham Palace officer Paul Page has submitted a written statement to US authorities

Paul Page, a former royal protection officer who served at Buckingham Palace for six years, has provided a formal written statement to the FBI regarding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after Thames Valley Police allegedly failed to respond to his offer of testimony.

The retired officer said he approached the US embassy in London last week, having received no reply from the British force conducting the ongoing investigation.

Mr Page also forwarded his account to US Representative Thomas Massie, who earlier this month alleged in the House of Representatives that Mr Mountbatten-Windsor committed sex crimes in the United States alongside Jeffrey Epstein.

The decision to take his alleged evidence to American authorities came after Mr Page claimed he was rebuffed domestically, despite Thames Valley Police having publicly appealed for witnesses with relevant information to come forward in connection with the widening inquiry.

Mr Page alleged that security protocols were loosened between 1997 and 2004 to permit Mr Mountbatten-Windsor to bring numerous women into Buckingham Palace.

The former officer further claimed that young women, among them Ghislaine Maxwell, were allegedly granted covert entry to the Palace, with their names allegedly omitted from official police log books.

These alleged visits, according to Mr Page, took place without the standard recording procedures that would normally document every individual entering the royal residence.

Mr Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal titles in October and subsequently removed from his Royal Lodge residence in Windsor by February 2026.

Mr Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied any allegations of wrongdoing. The alleged relaxation of visitor protocols at the Palace forms a central part of the testimony Mr Page has now lodged with American law enforcement authorities.

Mr Page subsequently received a letter from the head of royalty protection, which reminded him of his confidentiality obligations to the Royal Family. The correspondence was seen as an attempt to silence him at a point when the Metropolitan Police and other forces were actively encouraging witnesses to share relevant information.

In response, Mr Page lodged a formal complaint alleging improper communication by a senior serving officer. That complaint is currently being assessed by the force's directorate of professional standards.

Mr Page was convicted of fraud in 2009 for offences committed during his time at Buckingham Palace, where he allegedly operated a betting syndicate known as the Currency Club and ran a property Ponzi scheme that drew in more than 100 fellow officers.

Despite this conviction, Mr Page has remained outspoken about his experiences during his years in royal protection.

Mr Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office and remains under investigation by Thames Valley Police.

By May, the force had broadened its inquiry to encompass alleged sexual misconduct, publicly appealing for anyone holding pertinent information to make contact.

The widening of the probe and the force's stated hope that witnesses would present themselves was widely interpreted as an indication that investigators were facing difficulties in building their case.

In February, the Metropolitan Police stated it was "identifying and contacting" both current and former protection officers, urging them to "consider carefully" whether they possessed any potentially useful observations.

Separately, allegations have emerged that some former protection officers may have overlooked certain activities involving Mr Mountbatten-Windsor, particularly during periods when he was with Epstein in New York, Florida and the US Virgin Islands.

Mr Page told The Telegraph: "I have now formally documented my first-hand information in a written statement lodged with the FBI. That statement sets out matters arising from my experience in Royal Protection concerning Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Ghislaine Maxwell and women whose access to Buckingham Palace I personally encountered, together with the relevant chronology and documentary material available to me."

He added: "In those circumstances, I believe it is my duty to place before an appropriate US law-enforcement authority any information in my possession that may assist Congressman Massie and the House in their examination of Epstein-related matters."

Mr Massie had named Mr Mountbatten-Windsor in the House of Representatives whilst demanding accountability for associates of Epstein, stating: "And Prince Andrew, who committed sex crimes in the US."

Mr Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied any allegations of wrongdoing.

A Thames Valley Police spokesman said: "Misconduct in public office is a complex crime and requires a thorough investigation. Our experienced team is working meticulously through a significant amount of information. While we cannot go into specific details of our investigation, we are following all reasonable lines of enquiry."