Former Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Assistant to Cooperate with Police

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Charlotte Manley, who served as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's personal assistant, private secretary, and treasurer from 1996 to 2003, has told the Times that she would speak to the police about her time working for the former prince. Manley is the first member of Andrew's inner circle to publicly indicate she would cooperate with the authorities.

Why it matters

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the Duke of York, was arrested last month on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his time as the UK's special representative for trade and investment. Manley's willingness to speak to police could provide valuable insight into Andrew's activities and dealings during her tenure working closely with him.

The details

Manley, 68, served as Andrew's private secretary and treasurer from 2001 to 2003, and before that was his assistant private secretary and treasurer since 1996. She regularly accompanied Andrew on his many trips abroad after he was made the UK's special representative for trade and investment in 2001. It also emerged that Manley signed a £75 cheque from a Buckingham Palace bank account on Andrew's behalf in June 2000 to pay a South African masseuse, whom Ghislaine Maxwell had arranged to attend to him at his rooms in the palace.

• Manley served as Andrew's private secretary and treasurer from 2001 to 2003.
• Manley was Andrew's assistant private secretary and treasurer from 1996 to 2001.
• Manley signed a £75 cheque from a Buckingham Palace bank account on Andrew's behalf in June 2000.

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What’s next

The judge in Andrew's case will decide in the coming weeks whether to allow him to be released on bail.