India, Oct. 30 -- EDINBURGH - Police Scotland has formally confirmed that it is conducting active inquiries into historical visits made by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to the Balmoral royal estate in the Scottish Highlands. The investigative steps follow newly surfaced information and archival disclosures regarding stays hosted by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor at the private royal residence during the late 1990s.

Law enforcement officials in Edinburgh stressed that the newly initiated proceedings are currently at a preliminary stage as detectives review archival materials, photographic logs, and correspondence linked to the visits. "We have received information and active enquiries ar...