The alleged “inappropriate” incident is said to have happened at the racing event in Berkshire in 2002, The Sunday Times reported.

Royal Ascot is a cornerstone of the royal family’s summer calendar, and Queen Elizabeth II was also at the event in 2002, the year of her Golden Jubilee.

The Sunday Times said it is not clear whether the claim about alleged inappropriate behaviour by Andrew was reported to officers at the time or more recently.

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A Thames Valley Police spokesperson said: “We cannot go into specifics of the investigation, but we are following all reasonable lines of inquiry.”

The force, which covers Windsor and Ascot in Berkshire, is continuing its investigation into the former duke and on Friday it was confirmed they will consider allegations of sexual misconduct in their inquiry into potential misconduct in public office.

Detectives at TVP are understood to be concerned that the public believes they are only focused on accusations that Andrew shared information while a trade envoy, when in fact the legal terms of the offence under investigation are much broader.

The former prince served as the UK’s special representative for international trade and investment from 2001 until 2011, when he stepped down amid controversy over his friendship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

He has denied any wrongdoing over his links to the convicted sex offender.

TVP’s major investigation is expected to be lengthy, and will face obstacles including trying to prove whether Andrew held a public office at the time of the allegations, something that is not clearly legally defined.

However, it is understood that if this were found not to be the case, the force would continue investigating any evidence of other, separate offences.

Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office on February 19 and interviewed under caution before being released under investigation.

Searches were also carried out at his former homes in Windsor and Norfolk.

Detectives are understood to be working through evidence recovered during the operation.

They have also made a formal request to the United States Department of Justice for the original versions of the Epstein files, but have not yet received any information.

The 4pm showing of Dreamers will take place at The Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford on Saturday, May 23, ahead of Pride Month.

Asylum Welcome is organising the event to support LOCS (LGBTQIA+ Oxfordshire Community Support), their dedicated group for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants.

Beth Nichol, women’s rights and inclusion coordinator at Asylum Welcome, said: “Over the past six months, the size of the LOCS community has expanded from 13 to 40 participants and is continuing to grow fast.

“Our support for LGBTQ+ refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants has expanded far beyond a support group.”

Ms Nichol said further funding was essential to keep the project running.

She added: “To make this service sustainable, we need more funds.

“Operating at the intersection of anti-queer and anti-migrant prejudices can make traditional fundraising a challenge.

“There are very few grants that we are eligible for, and those are massively oversubscribed.

“This is why we are looking to expand into grassroots fundraising and awareness-raising.”

Written and directed by Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, Dreamers is set within the UK immigration detention system and explores themes of queer love, friendship and solidarity.

The film was described by The Independent as ‘the most striking British debut of 2025’.

LOCS provides a crucial network of support for people facing discrimination due to both their sexual or gender identity and their immigration status.

The group offers safe spaces, social opportunities and practical help for its members.

One member said: “Asylum Welcome has always felt like a family to me.

“Before LOCS started, I struggled for months to find a supportive space for queer immigrants in Oxfordshire.

“I wish this project had existed when I first arrived.

“Now my goal is to help make everyone who joins us feel included.”

The screening also aims to raise awareness of the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, many of whom have fled countries where they experienced state-sponsored persecution as well as violence and rejection from their families and communities.

A representative from The Ultimate Picture Palace said: “We are thrilled to be hosting this screening of Dreamers in partnership with Asylum Welcome, whose vital work we are proud to support.

“Cultural venues like ours have a responsibility to stand alongside the local charities and organisations working hard to make a difference in our community.”

Attendees will hear an introduction about Asylum Welcome’s work and learn how they can support LGBTQ+ people seeking sanctuary and rebuilding their lives in Oxfordshire.

Gentle, Angry Women, directed by Barbara Santi, tells the story of three young women retracing the historic march to Greenham Common – 40 years after the first Women’s Peace Protests.

It will be screened at The Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford on Sunday, May 24, at 5pm.

The documentary is the latest release from award-winning Cornish production company Awen Productions and is part of the film’s 2026 UK tour, with stops including Gloucester, Cardiff, Bristol, Reading, and Cornwall.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with peace activists Marie Walsh, Nuala Young, and Di McDonald.

The event is being held to mark International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament and will celebrate women’s global leadership in advocating for peace and disarmament.

Barbara Santi, director of Gentle, Angry Women, said: “I belong to the generation that should have inherited and passed on these stories, yet failed to do so.

“I’m working to repair that broken chain of women’s collective memory.

“Every woman deserves to know her own history – yet an entire generation has been robbed of the knowledge that thousands of women once lived for years in makeshift camps, facing arrest and ridicule to prevent nuclear war.”

Ms Santi said the film’s message is especially timely in light of current global events.

She said: “In a time when young people are grappling with climate crisis, global conflicts, and technological isolation, they need to see how previous generations of ‘gentle, angry women’ faced seemingly impossible odds and refused to give up.”

The Greenham Common protest lasted 19 years and became one of the largest women’s movements in British history, although many – including the film’s protagonists – were unaware of it.

The documentary follows 19-year-old Evie from Cornwall, and her friends Xanthe, 17, and Poppy, 16, on a 110-mile march to Greenham Common to rediscover its legacy.

Along their journey, the trio meet women who spent years living at the peace camp and share intergenerational conversations on activism and the state of the world today.

The young women highlight contemporary issues, including climate change, women’s rights, Black Lives Matter, and animal activism.

She said: “The film champions small acts of defiance and community building as powerful forms of resistance.”

Audience members have described the film as ‘a really humbling story of collective women’s activism’ and ‘powerful, poetic, and unapologetically bold’.

Tickets and more information are available at the Folklife Films website.