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The King has expressed his deep concerns regarding the allegations surrounding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s behavior.
He has conveyed his willingness to assist the authorities should they seek his cooperation regarding these claims, as announced by Buckingham Palace.
Recent revelations from the Epstein files indicate that the former prince may have disclosed confidential reports and investment prospects during his tenure as a trade envoy in Asia between 2010 and 2011.
For years, his association with Epstein has placed him under intense scrutiny. In 2014, Virginia Giuffre accused Epstein of trafficking her to Andrew when she was 17, an allegation Andrew firmly denies.
Moreover, there are fresh accusations involving a second woman who was allegedly trafficked to him for sexual purposes at his Royal-Lodge residence, after which she was reportedly given tea and a tour of Buckingham Palace.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: ‘The King has made clear, in words and through unprecedented actions, his profound concern at allegations which continue to come to light in respect of Mr Mountbatten-Windsor’s conduct.
‘While the specific claims in question are for Mr Mountbatten-Windsor to address, if we are approached by Thames Valley Police we stand ready to support them as you would expect.
‘As was previously stated, Their Majesties’ thoughts and sympathies have been, and remain with, the victims of any and all forms of abuse.’
King Charles has broken his silence on his brother Andrew after Epstein files release
The King has ‘profound concern at allegations’ surrounding Andrew
Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein walk together in New York’s Central Park on December 5, 2010Â
The palace has not been approached by Thames Valley Police so far over claims that Andrew shared confidential reports from his role as trade envoy to the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
This comes after Prince William and Kate spoke out on Andrew for the first time earlier today saying they were ‘deeply concerned’ and that their ‘thoughts remain focused on the victims’.
Newly found emails suggest Andrew had told Epstein of his official upcoming trips to Singapore, Vietnam, Shenzhen in China and Hong Kong on October 7, 2010. He was then accompanied by business associates of Epstein on these visits, the BBC reported.
No less than five minutes after he had received official reports of the trip from his special adviser Amit Patel, he appears to have forwarded them on to Epstein on November 30.
Sources close to the King have previously said that he felt he had ‘no option’ but to provide for his ‘unstable’ and that he wanted to ‘contain’ him at Sandringham, palace sources say.
This was reported last week after his expedited Andrew’s removal from the seven-bedroom Windsor mansion Royal Lodge. The disgraced former prince was moved out ‘under cover of darkness’ last Monday night.
He is now temporarily being housed at Wood Farm on the royal Sandringham estate in Norfolk. Andrew will then be moved permanently into a quaint five-bedroom red brick house, Marsh Farm, also on the Sandringham estate, after renovations are completed by Easter.
Ahead of Prince William’s trip to Saudi Arabia to meet Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz, he and Kate issued a statement about their concern over Andrew.
Speaking to journalists in the Saudi capital Riyadh this morning, a Kensington Palace spokesman said: ‘I can confirm the Prince and Princess of Wales have been deeply concerned by the continuing revelations. Their thoughts remain focused on the victims.’
A photograph appearing to show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor leering over an unidentified woman was released in the latest tranche of the Epstein files
Prince William, Andrew and Kate outside Westminster Cathedral on September 16 last year
Prince Edward in Dubai last Tuesday. He was the first royal to break silence and directly adress the allegations around Andrew
The remarks echoed the King and Queen’s support last October for the many victims of the prolific paedophile.
Prince Edward was the first to break royal silence and directly address Andrew’s relationship with Epstein, saying it was ‘really important always to remember the victims’.
The Duke of Edinburgh was asked ‘how are you coping’ when questioned during the World Governments Summit in Dubai about new files relating to the paedophile.
Edward told a CNN journalist on stage last Tuesday: ‘Well, with the best will in the world, I’m not sure this is the audience that is probably the least bit interested in that.
‘They all came here to listen to education, solving the future, but no, I think it’s all really important always to remember the victims and who are the victims in all this? A lot of victims in this.’
Further revelations from the Epstein files appeared to show that Andrew sent Epstein a confidential briefing on investment opportunities on Christmas Eve 2010 in the reconstruction of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, which was being managed by the British armed forces and funded by UK government money.
The emails contradict Andrew’s claim that he broke off his friendship with the paedophile in December 2010, which he asserted in his disastrous BBC Newsnight interview in 2019.
Removal vans seen outside Royal Lodge last Wednesday, where Andrew and Sarah Ferguson have lived for the past two decades
Andrew will be moved into the five-bedroom house, Marsh Farm (pictured), on the Sandringham Estate permanently
Another email has also opposed this claim, as it appears Andrew suggested Epstein should invest in a private equity firm he had visited a week before on February 9, 2011.
Andrew was stripped of his titles last October and the King has been subsidising him privately since, covering his staff, living costs and security. Royal staff have been told they do not have to work for Andrew if they don’t feel comfortable, The Sun reported.
Andrew has been struggling to support himself financially despite a £15million sale of his former home in 2007 and a £17million sale of a Swiss ski chalet in Verbier in 2022.
It is not clear why he is in such dire straits financially but one large expenditure that could explain it is the multi-million-pound out-of-court settlement with the late Virginia Giuffre, who claimed she had been trafficked to Andrew by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell when she was 17, which he denies.
The Queen and King Charles had to step in with private funds to help him pay this settlement, it is understood.
The King, 77, was prompted to speed up Andrew’s eviction from Royal Lodge after being appalled by his brazen brother’s daily horse rides around Windsor Great Park past waiting photographers and camera crews, a friend said.
His Majesty was heckled about Andrew by a member of the public in Essex last Thursday.Â
Palace sources previously told The Times: ‘The King is acutely aware of the public feeling. He doesn’t need to be heckled to understand the mood of the nation.
‘Accelerating him [Andrew] out of Royal Lodge last was another nod to show he gets it. A plan made is not the same as a plan enacted, and the King wanted that plan enacted asap.’
The King has faced calls to apologise in recent weeks following more and more apparent revelations coming out about Andrew in the Epstein files.
Lawyers for a second woman who claims Epstein sent her to the UK for a sexual encounter with Andrew at Royal Lodge in 2010 have urged King Charles to issue a ‘real apology’.
Brad Edwards, from US law firm Edwards Henderson, said: ‘To the King I would say: why not at least listen to the details of the story?
‘After that issue a sincere, real apology on behalf of Andrew and any role played by the Royal Family. That world was only possible because Andrew was who he was.’
He added that the victims wanted ‘a real apology – not just lip service’.
Andrew’s former wife has also come under fire following revelations in the Epstein files.
The couple divorced 30 years ago but continued to live together at Royal-Lodge. Following Andrew’s removal from the property, Mrs Ferguson will also find new accommodation around Windsor.
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