Police no longer investigating Andrew bodyguard claim

Earlier the same month, London's police force said it was "actively looking" into allegations in a Mail on Sunday newspaper report that Andrew had asked one ​of his personal-protection officers in 2011 ‌to dig up information about Giuffre, who died by suicide in April.

"Following recent ​reporting suggesting that Mr Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked his Met ‍Police close-protection officer to carry out checks on Ms Giuffre in 2011, the Metropolitan Police Service has carried ​out ​a further assessment," it ​said in a statement on ​Saturday.

It said this assessment had not revealed any additional evidence of criminal acts or misconduct.

"To date, we have not received any additional evidence that would support reopening the investigation. In the absence of any further information, we will be taking ‍no further action."