Police Scotland says it has received “information” and has “active enquiries ongoing” into the time Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor , Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell spent at Balmoral , the King’s private estate in Scotland.

Convicted paedophile Epstein visited Balmoral in 1999 , reportedly on the invitation of the then Prince Andrew.

An undated photograph from this period appears to show Epstein and Maxwell relaxing at the Glen Beg log cabin on the royal estate.

Pictures previously released by the Department of Justice in the US also appear to show Andrew and Epstein on a shooting trip.

The Daily Express reported that the inquiries relate to claims that women were trafficked to the estate in the Scottish Highlands.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is understood to have invited Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell to the Balmoral estate (Getty)

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We have received information and active inquiries are ongoing, but these are at a very early stage.

“All inquiries are…