Police looking into claims Prince Andrew asked officer to find information on Virginia Giuffre

Leaked emails hours before bombshell photo came to light suggest Andrew passed accuser’s details to Met bodyguard

The Metropolitan police are looking into claims that Prince Andrew asked his taxpayer-funded close protection officer to uncover information about Virginia Giuffre hours before the emergence of a bombshell picture of them together.

Leaked emails that suggest Andrew passed his Met bodyguard Giuffre’s date of birth and confidential US social security number were “deeply concerning”, said a government minister on Sunday.