Agree with the cynical comments on this - as I think Sky or BBC reporter Matthew Boden said some time ago, the Met really demonstrated no appetite for investigating Prince Andrew over his connections to Jeffery Epstein - and imo it is not unlikely that when this story was bubbling under - along with tales of State-led grooming gangs in Labour-led local authorities - the public was led on a wild goose chase with historical allegations against celebs like Sir Cliff Richard, Paul Gambuccini and Lord Britton, oh and Lord Brammell, the D-day veteran, eking it out to make us think they must have had some dirt, when in fact they never hand anything and at best were on a fishing expedition.
The Royals are freemasons, the Met are freemasons, you figure it out.