🔗 Share this article Congressional Committee Asks for Questioning with Andrew in Jeffrey Epstein Probe A American legislative panel looking into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has reached out to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, previously Britain’s Prince Andrew, demanding that he undergo an interview as part of its probe into Epstein’s criminal operations. In a document published on Thursday, a US representative, the senior Democrat on the House investigative committee, asked that King Charles III’s brother help with its probe. The official demand to answer questions follows a week after Mountbatten Windsor was lost his princely title and opted to give up his leased home in Windsor. Records and Allegations Mountbatten Windsor’s name features in documents and aviation records subpoenaed from Epstein’s estate and publicly released by the committee. He has also been alleged by one of Epstein’s survivors, the late Virginia Giuffre, of misconduct. “The oversight committee will investigate claims of wrongdoing by Mountbatten Windsor, and will seek data on Epstein’s network, network, and associates based on the men’s long-term and well-documented friendship,” the committee said in a statement. It sought particulars from Mountbatten Windsor on specifics of his friendship with Epstein, who took his own life in a New York prison cell in 2019. Andrew has repeatedly strongly denied any wrongdoing. Substance of the Communication “It has been widely reported that your association with Mr Epstein began in 1999 and that you remained close through and after his 2008 conviction for procuring minors for commercial sex acts,” the letter said. It continued: “It has also been reported that you traveled with Epstein to his New York home, the Queen’s estate at Balmoral, and to Mr Epstein’s secluded island in the US Virgin Islands, where you have been accused of abusing underage individuals. This strong bond with Mr Epstein, combined with the freshly uncovered 2011 digital communication in which you wrote to him ‘we are in this together’, further bolsters our suspicion that you may have valuable information about the crimes committed by Mr Epstein and his accomplices.” A announcement regarding the letter said it was co-signed by 13 other Democrats on the committee and requests a answer by 20 November. Earlier Statements and Assistance The letter comes a week after another Democrat on the committee stated: “Andrew should be asked to give evidence before the panel. The public has the right to know who was harming women and young girls alongside Epstein.” However, the congressman does not possess the authority to subpoena the former prince and Congress itself cannot oblige testimony from a overseas individual. In 2020, US authorities said that Mountbatten Windsor failed to reply to US appeals for an discussion. The then US attorney for the southern district of New York said that lawyers and the FBI had reached out to Andrew’s attorneys to follow up on his public commitment that he was “prepared to help any suitable 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 “offered no cooperation”. Appeals for Accountability The congressman said in a statement that “affluent and well-connected men have avoided the law for far too long. Now, one-time Prince Andrew has the opportunity to tell the truth and deliver redress for the survivors. Oversight Democrats will not stop fighting for answerability and transparency for survivors of Epstein and his group of partners.” Another endorser, a Virginia Democrat, said that after listening to evidence to the committee from Epstein’s accusers, as well as news accounts of leaked documents, “it is essential that Andrew works together with the active investigation. If he is not guilty, then he can prove his innocence.” The lawmaker continued: “And if not, our investigation will reveal that, and the affected individuals will receive belated accountability. The monarchy’s actions removing Andrew of his styles suggest there is further to this story.” The letter came on the same day the British king formally stripped Mountbatten Windsor of his princely title. Charles III formally made the alteration – which had been revealed a week ago – by issuing a “royal decree” which the royal office released in the Gazette, the UK’s official public record.