Images later surfaced appearing to show unmarked police vehicles arriving at Wood Farm in Norfolk, with plain-clothed officers seen outside the royal residence.
Police had previously confirmed they were reviewing allegations that a woman was trafficked to the UK by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to have a sexual encounter with Andrew, who turns 66 today.
The development follows the release of three million federal documents by the US Department of Justice relating to Epstein’s abuse crimes, many of which highlighted his association with Andrew.
Andrew has faced longstanding allegations of sexual misconduct, all of which he has denied. Among them were claims that he had sex with the late Virginia Giuffre when she was a minor after she had been trafficked by Epstein.
In 2022, he paid an undisclosed sum to settle a civil sexual assault claim brought by Giuffre.
Last year, ahead of the first tranche of Epstein-related files being made public, King Charles III stripped Andrew of his remaining royal titles.