🔗 Share this article House Panel Seeks Interview with the Duke of York in Epstein Probe A American legislative panel looking into sex offender financier Jeffrey Epstein has reached out to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly Britain’s Prince Andrew, requesting that he submit to an interview as part of its investigation into Epstein’s wrongdoings. In a document made public on Thursday, a US representative, the top Democrat on the House oversight committee, asked that King Charles III’s brother assist with its probe. The written appeal to provide testimony arrives a week after Mountbatten Windsor was stripped of his royal title and opted to surrender his leased home in Windsor. Documents and Accusations Mountbatten Windsor’s name features in records and flight logs secured from Epstein’s estate and made public by the committee. He has also been alleged by one of Epstein’s survivors, the late Virginia Giuffre, of sexual assault. “The oversight committee will probe claims of misconduct by Mountbatten Windsor, and will request details on Epstein’s activities, associates, and accomplices based on the men’s longstanding and extensively reported friendship,” the committee said in a press release. It demanded details from Mountbatten Windsor on details of his relationship with Epstein, who died by suicide in a New York prison cell in 2019. Andrew has repeatedly categorically denied any misconduct. Content of the Communication “It has been publicly reported that your association with Mr Epstein commenced in 1999 and that you continued associating through and after his 2008 sentencing for soliciting minors for sex work,” the letter said. It stated further: “It has also been alleged that you journeyed with Epstein to his New York property, the Queen’s home at Balmoral, and to Mr Epstein’s private island in the US Virgin Islands, where you have been accused of harming underage individuals. This close relationship with Mr Epstein, along with the recently revealed 2011 email exchange in which you wrote to him ‘we are in this together’, further bolsters our suspicion that you may have key insights about the offenses committed by Mr Epstein and his partners in crime.” A announcement regarding the letter said it was co-signed by 13 other Democrats on the committee and demands a response by 20 November. Earlier Remarks and Assistance The letter arrives a week after another Democrat on the committee stated: “Andrew should be summoned to appear before the committee. The people has the right to know who was assaulting women and underage individuals alongside Epstein.” However, the congressman does not possess the ability to legally require the ex-royal and Congress itself cannot oblige evidence from a non-US citizen. In 2020, US authorities said that Mountbatten Windsor failed to cooperate to US demands for an discussion. The then US attorney for the southern district of New York said that prosecutors and the FBI had reached out to Andrew’s lawyers to inquire on his public commitment that he was “ready to help any suitable law enforcement agency”. “It’s reasonable for people to know whether Prince Andrew has followed through with that pledge,” the attorney said, adding that to date he had “given no cooperation”. Calls for Justice The congressman said in a announcement that “rich and well-connected men have escaped the law for far too long. Now, ex- Prince Andrew has the option to come clean and secure redress for the victims. Oversight Democrats will not stop advocating for answerability and clarity for those affected of Epstein and his network of accomplices.” Another supporter, a Virginia Democrat, said that after receiving accounts to the committee from Epstein’s victims, as well as media coverage of released files, “it is essential that Andrew cooperates with the active inquiry. If he is not guilty, then he can prove his innocence.” The lawmaker stated further: “And if not, our probe will show that, and the victims will receive belated justice. The monarchy’s actions taking away Andrew of his styles show there is additional to this situation.” The letter was sent on the same day the British king officially removed Mountbatten Windsor of his royal title. Charles III officially made the adjustment – which had been announced a week ago – by issuing a “official document” which the crown office made public in the Gazette, the UK’s official public record.