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The Metropolitan Police will not be launching a criminal investigation into reports that disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked his taxpayer-funded bodyguard to investigate Virginia Giuffre in 2011.

The decision came after the force assessed the claims from the Mail on Sunday alleging Andrew had given his bodyguard Ms Giuffre's date of birth and social security number - and asked him to dig up dirt for a smear campaign against his accuser.

However, the police said that, should any "new and relevant information be brought to our attention, including in any information resulting from the release of material in the US" they would assess it.

Central Specialist Crime Commander Ella Marriott said: "Our thoughts will always be with Ms Giuffre's family and friends following her

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