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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces increasing pressure to collaborate with U.S. authorities probing the criminal activities of Jeffrey Epstein. Sources indicate that doing so is not only a public duty but also a matter of personal conscience for him.
While Buckingham Palace has refrained from commenting on the recent disclosures by the U.S. Department of Justice, royal insiders informed the Daily Mail that the decision to provide testimony now rests with Andrew and his moral compass.
Those close to the situation emphasize that it is a long-standing principle for individuals with pertinent information to engage in any lawful investigation, regardless of the topic.
This situation intensifies the demand for the former prince to end his silence and openly cooperate with officials scrutinizing Epstein’s crimes and the network that enabled them.
Despite being spotted driving and riding around Windsor, notably grinning and waving to onlookers without a visible care, Andrew remains notably silent on the matter.
It is understood King Charles was not aware of the level of detail in the latest files, which reveal the depths of the relationship between his brother and the paedophile.
Buckingham Palace appears to be learning about the new material at the same time as the public.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor crouched over an unidentified woman which has been released in the latest disclosure of files linked to Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein is pictured in the latest batch of files released by the FBI
But the ensuing headlines will be troubling given Andrew was a working member of the Royal Family and held a prestigious role as a UK trade ambassador during his association with Epstein.
The King and Queen also pointedly stated last October, as it was announced Andrew was being stripped of his titles, that their ‘thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse’.
The new calls echo demands at the weekend by Sir Keir Starmer that Andrew should testify before the US Congress over his dealings with Epstein.
It came as new emails revealed a mysterious Russian woman set up on a dinner date with Andrew by Epstein thanked the paedophile for ‘a really special adventure’. Epstein emailed the former prince to say a woman could meet him in London in August 2010.
‘She 26, russian, clevere [sic] beautiful, trustworthy and yes she has your email,’ he wrote.
The Daily Mail can reveal the woman is a model born in the far north of Russia who moved to North America, where she married and became a mother.Â
She had asked Epstein: ‘If I go to London [on my way back from Russia] sometime between August 27 and Sept 5 do you think somebody will be there and what are the best dates?’
Epstein told her to go slightly earlier, and she confirmed she had booked flights for a trip between August 20 and August 25.Â
On August 22, she confirmed she was in Britain, explaining to Epstein that she lost her phone in the Bahamas but ‘I will get a UK phone, will write you the number’.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Jeffrey Epstein in December 2010.The former prince invited the paedophile to dinner at Buckingham Palace days after his house arrest ended
Epstein responded: ‘But are you having fun?’Â
On August 25, she wrote to Epstein: ‘Thank you again for everything, my trip has been a really special adventure!’
It is not clear whether the woman and Andrew actually met.
At the weekend a second woman threatened legal action against Andrew after claiming Epstein flew her to Britain for sex.
The unnamed woman says she was taken to Buckingham Palace for tea after the encounter, which allegedly took place in 2010 when she was in her 20s.
It is the first time an Epstein accuser has alleged a sexual encounter at a royal residence.
Andrew has been contacted for comment.