British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urged former royal Andrew to give testimony before a US congressional committee amid fresh disclosures concerning his association with the late financier and convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.
The US Justice Department recently released documents on Friday, unveiling emails that demonstrate King Charles’s sibling maintained frequent communication with Epstein for over two years following Epstein’s conviction for child sexual offenses.
These documents also include photographs purportedly showing Andrew leaning over and touching the waist of an unidentified woman lying on the ground, with her face obscured in the edited images.
In light of earlier disclosures regarding Andrew’s connections with Epstein, the king revoked his brother’s princely title and had him vacate his residence within the Windsor Castle estate last November. For further details, you can read about the timeline of his fall from grace here.
At 65, the former prince now bears the surname Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. He has consistently denied any misconduct linked to Epstein and previously refuted claims of maintaining a relationship with Epstein following the financier’s 2008 conviction, except for a trip to New York in 2010 to sever their ties.
Andrew has yet to respond to requests for comments on these recent revelations, and Buckingham Palace has also refrained from commenting.
He did not reply to a request for comment on the latest revelations. Buckingham Palace declined to comment.
Starmer, speaking to reporters on the plane to Japan after a four-day visit to China, said on Saturday the former prince should appear before US politicians to explain everything he knows about Epstein to help Epstein’s victims.
“Anybody who has got information should be prepared to share that information in whatever form they are asked to do that,” Starmer said. “You can’t be victim-centred if you’re not prepared to do that.”
In November, members of a US congressional committee investigating the Epstein case intensified their calls for Andrew to answer questions.
Epstein died by suicide in 2019 in a Manhattan jail while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. He was jailed in 2008 for soliciting paid sex from a minor.
The files show Andrew maintained regular contact with Epstein after his conviction, including discussing potential business deals and social meetings.
In several emails, Epstein and Andrew discuss women that the financier proposes to put in touch with the prince. In one email, Epstein offered to bring three women to Buckingham Palace.
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