Andrew's Ex-Assistant Agrees to Speak With The Police About Her Time Working For Him

Reports have alleged that Charlotte Manley issued a $100 check from Buckingham Palace to cover Andrew's massages.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's alleged affinity for massages has a known secret behind Palace walls. While a liking for wellness services isn't problematic in itself, the issue lies in his reliance on them through a controversial figure, Ghislaine Maxwell. After reports surfaced that his former assistant, Charlotte Manley, issued Palace checks for alleged n--- massages, she has now agreed to cooperate with police over the said claims. Her decision could spell further trouble for the former Prince, who is already grappling with the aftermath of his fallout. 

Manley, a former Royal Navy Officer, had served as Mountbatten-Windsor's private secretary and treasurer from 2001 to 2003 and as his assistant private secretary since 1996. She recently told The Times that she would be willing to address the allegations in the wake of her former employer's arrest. However, when asked about the alleged fraudulent payments, she responded, "I would rather talk to the police than the press, not that I would have much to tell them."

Manley regularly accompanied the former Prince on international visits when he served as the UK's trade envoy. 

Allegations against Manley first surfaced this month when reports claimed that in June 2000, she signed a $100 cheque from a Buckingham Palace bank account on Mountbatten-Windsor's behalf to pay a South African masseuse. Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's former partner, had reportedly arranged for Monique Giannelloni to offer a n--- massage to the former Duke of York at Buckingham Palace. Maxwell had previously been a client of Giannelloni, who ran a clinic in Kensington, reportedly telling her, "I am going to introduce you to someone more famous than God." A few weeks later, Giannelloni said that she received a call from Manley to book a session for Mountbatten-Windsor. 

Giannelloni has since come forward with an alleged disturbing encounter she had with Mountbatten-Windsor. She told the Daily Mail, "After saying 'Hello,' he [Andrew] disappeared to the bathroom and came back in the n---. I averted my eyes, and I was quite embarrassed." Perhaps even more surprising was when she said that her services (about $112.50 at the time) were paid by a Palace-stamped check. She revealed that after bypassing strict Palace security, she found no protection offers outside Mountbatten-Windsor's home. 

"I was so nervous I was in Buckingham Palace, I was going through the motions and doing what I knew and if there was anything untoward I don't really remember noticing that except for the fact he [Andrew] took the towel off very fast." She also claimed that she had visited Maxwell's Belgravia townhouse, the same property where Mountbatten-Windsor was pictured with Virginia Guiffre, branding Epstein "creepy, seedy and very pretentious." Her revelations came just days after the BBC had reported that the former Prince used taxpayers' money for massages and trips during his time as the UK's trade envoy.