Multiple outlets report that Buckingham Palace was provided with Prince Andrew’s controversial emails about his time as a trade envoy six years before they became widely discussed in recent coverage. According to the BBC, thousands of emails containing information related to Andrew’s financial dealings were handed to the Royal Household in 2020. Stuff and the Evening Standard similarly report that the emails were sent to Buckingham Palace in 2020 after a tranche of messages was compiled and provided to the Household. The Evening Standard, citing an archive, reports that around 30,000 emails were included in the material delivered. While the outlets differ slightly on how many emails are described and how the handover is characterized, they agree on two core points: the emails concern Andrew’s period as a British trade envoy, and the information was provided to the Royal Household in 2020. The reporting focuses on the timing of the Palace’s receipt of the emails and what was known internally, without asserting new details beyond what is described in the shared accounts.