House Committee Seeks Questioning with Prince Andrew in Jeffrey Epstein Inquiry

A American legislative body probing pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein has reached out to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, previously Britain’s Prince Andrew, demanding that he undergo questioning as part of its investigation into Epstein’s wrongdoings.

In a document released on Thursday, a US representative, the leading Democrat on the House investigative committee, requested that King Charles III’s younger brother assist with its probe.

The written appeal to answer questions comes a week after Mountbatten Windsor was relieved of his princely title and agreed to give up his property in Windsor.

Documents and Allegations

Mountbatten Windsor’s name features in papers and travel logs obtained from Epstein’s estate and publicly released by the committee. He has also been alleged by one of Epstein’s victims, the late Virginia Giuffre, of sexual assault.

“The oversight committee will investigate claims of abuse by Mountbatten Windsor, and will request data on Epstein’s network, circle, and associates based on the men’s long-term and extensively reported friendship,” the committee said in a announcement.

It demanded information from Mountbatten Windsor on particulars of his association with Epstein, who killed himself in a New York detention facility in 2019. Andrew has consistently vehemently rejected any impropriety.

Substance of the Request

“It has been documented that your friendship with Mr Epstein began in 1999 and that you continued associating through and after his 2008 conviction for procuring minors for commercial sex acts,” the letter said.

It continued: “It has also been claimed that you journeyed with Epstein to his New York home, the Queen’s estate at Balmoral, and to Mr Epstein’s private island in the US Virgin Islands, where you have been accused of abusing minors. This close relationship with Mr Epstein, combined with the recently revealed 2011 email exchange in which you wrote to him ‘we are in this together’, further confirms our belief that you may have key insights about the crimes committed by Mr Epstein and his co-conspirators.”

A announcement regarding the letter said it was endorsed by 13 other Democrats on the committee and demands a response by 20 November.

Previous Remarks and Cooperation

The letter follows a week after another Democrat on the committee told: “Andrew should be asked to give evidence before the committee. The citizens deserves to know who was harming women and minors alongside Epstein.”

However, the congressman does not possess the authority to legally require the former prince and Congress itself cannot compel evidence from a overseas individual.

In 2020, US agencies said that Mountbatten Windsor neglected to cooperate to US requests for an discussion. The then US attorney for the southern district of New York said that lawyers and the FBI had contacted Andrew’s legal team to follow up on his earlier promise that he was “willing to help any relevant law enforcement agency”.

“It’s reasonable for people to know whether Prince Andrew has fulfilled with that pledge,” the attorney said, adding that to date he had “provided absolutely no cooperation”.

Calls for Transparency

The lawmaker said in a announcement that “affluent and influential men have escaped accountability for far too long. Now, former Prince Andrew has the option to tell the truth and deliver redress for the survivors. The committee will not halt pushing for answerability and transparency for victims of Epstein and his group of partners.”

Another signatory, a Virginia Democrat, said that after listening to accounts to the committee from Epstein’s survivors, as well as media coverage of leaked documents, “it is crucial that Andrew works together with the ongoing probe. If he is innocent, then he can prove his innocence.”

The lawmaker stated further: “And if not, our examination will show that, and the affected individuals will receive long overdue accountability. The monarchy’s actions removing Andrew of his styles suggest there is further to this situation.”

The letter came on the same day the British king formally revoked Mountbatten Windsor of his HRH style. Charles III officially made the change – which had been declared a week ago – by issuing a “royal decree” which the crown office made public in the Gazette, the UK’s official public record.