A disturbing account buried in the Jeffrey Epstein files has placed one of the British royal family’s most treasured estates under renewed scrutiny, as police investigate claims that women were trafficked to Balmoral Castle during the disgraced financier’s visits.
An FBI interview report from October 2020 describes a woman connected to Epstein who allegedly visited the secluded Scottish estate multiple times while working as a “traveling massage therapist.”
The revelation comes just days after Police Scotland confirmed it was examining information concerning visits to Balmoral by Epstein, his convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell and former Prince Andrew, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
According to the heavily redacted FBI report, an alleged Epstein victim told investigators she frequently traveled with the wealthy financier and Maxwell, who affectionately referred to her as her “little sister.”
When federal agents questioned the woman about other traveling massage therapists in Epstein’s circle, she recalled another unidentified woman who “came to Balmoral and Palm Beach a few times.”
The account raises troubling new questions about who accompanied Epstein to the royal retreat and what may have occurred behind its gates. However, the interview does not establish that trafficking or sexual abuse took place at Balmoral.
The woman interviewed by the FBI also acknowledged meeting Andrew “a few times,” but specifically reported having “no strange experiences with him.” She did not accuse the former royal of sexual misconduct during those encounters.
The allegations have drawn fresh attention to Epstein’s documented connections to Balmoral, a sprawling Scottish Highlands estate where Queen Elizabeth II traditionally spent her summers and ultimately died in September 2022.
Epstein and Maxwell reportedly visited the property as Andrew’s guests in 1999. A photograph introduced during Maxwell’s 2021 sex-trafficking trial showed the pair relaxing together outside a secluded log cabin on the estate, providing a striking glimpse into Epstein’s access to the royal family’s private world.
The Mail on Sunday previously reported another troubling allegation involving a model who was 25 when she accompanied Epstein and Maxwell to Balmoral in 1999. The woman claimed Epstein had been grooming her for sexual exploitation and that she was instructed to give Andrew a massage.
“It felt weird and I didn’t want to,” she reportedly recalled, explaining that she refused the request.
Adding to the scrutiny, released correspondence includes a 2001 message believed to have been sent by Andrew from Balmoral, asking Maxwell whether she had found him any “inappropriate friends.” The sender’s identity has not been conclusively established.
Police Scotland confirmed on October 30 that investigators had received information concerning the visits and were pursuing active inquiries, although officials cautioned that the investigation remained in its “very early stage.”
The force has not publicly identified the suspected offenses or confirmed that any trafficking occurred at the royal estate.
The latest revelations come as Andrew faces an entirely separate criminal investigation stemming from his relationship with Epstein. The former prince was arrested on February 19, 2026, his 66th birthday, on suspicion of misconduct in public office following allegations that he shared sensitive government information with Epstein while serving as Britain’s trade envoy.
He was released pending further investigation and has not been charged.
Andrew’s association with Epstein had already devastated his standing within the monarchy. In 2022, he settled a civil lawsuit brought by Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, who alleged that she was trafficked to have sex with him when she was 17. The settlement did not include an admission of liability, and Andrew has consistently denied wrongdoing.
King Charles III subsequently stripped his younger brother of his remaining royal titles and ordered him to leave Royal Lodge, his longtime residence near Windsor Castle.
Now, with Scottish investigators examining what happened during Epstein’s visits to Balmoral, attention has returned to a royal retreat once associated primarily with family vacations and cherished traditions.
Whether the accounts of women traveling to the estate reveal criminal conduct remains an unanswered question, one investigators are now attempting to resolve.
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