🔗 Share this article Congressional Committee Asks for Questioning with Andrew in Epstein Probe A US congressional body looking into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has sent a letter to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, once Britain’s Prince Andrew, asking that he participate in a deposition as part of its probe into Epstein’s wrongdoings. In a document made public on Thursday, a California congressman, the top Democrat on the House investigative committee, asked that King Charles III’s brother assist with its probe. The written appeal to respond to queries follows a week after Mountbatten Windsor was lost his HRH style and opted to give up his property in Windsor. Documents and Allegations Mountbatten Windsor’s name appears in records and travel logs subpoenaed from Epstein’s estate and disclosed by the committee. He has also been alleged by one of Epstein’s accusers, the late Virginia Giuffre, of abuse. “The committee will examine allegations of wrongdoing by Mountbatten Windsor, and will request data on Epstein’s operations, circle, and connections based on the men’s longstanding and extensively reported friendship,” the committee said in a press release. It sought particulars from Mountbatten Windsor on particulars of his association with Epstein, who took his own life in a New York detention facility in 2019. Andrew has always categorically denied any impropriety. Substance of the Communication “It has been documented that your association with Mr Epstein began in 1999 and that you stayed connected through and after his 2008 sentencing for procuring minors for prostitution,” the letter said. It stated further: “It has also been alleged that you traveled with Epstein to his New York residence, the Queen’s residence at Balmoral, and to Mr Epstein’s private island in the US Virgin Islands, where you have been alleged of abusing young girls. This close relationship with Mr Epstein, along with the freshly uncovered 2011 electronic correspondence in which you wrote to him ‘we are in this together’, further bolsters our belief that you may have key insights about the offenses committed by Mr Epstein and his accomplices.” A announcement regarding the letter said it was endorsed by 13 other Democrats on the committee and asks a reply by 20 November. Past Comments and Assistance The letter arrives a week after another Democrat on the committee stated: “Andrew should be asked to give evidence before the committee. The public has the right to know who was harming women and young girls alongside Epstein.” However, the congressman does not possess the ability to subpoena the former prince and Congress itself cannot force statements from a overseas individual. In 2020, US agencies said that Mountbatten Windsor did not reply to US requests for an meeting. The then US attorney for the southern district of New York said that authorities and the FBI had approached Andrew’s attorneys to follow up on his previous pledge that he was “prepared to help any appropriate law enforcement agency”. “It’s just for people to know whether Prince Andrew has honored with that assurance,” the attorney said, adding that to date he had “provided zero cooperation”. Appeals for Transparency The lawmaker said in a comment that “affluent and well-connected men have avoided justice for far too long. Now, one-time Prince Andrew has the option to come clean and deliver justice for the affected individuals. We will not stop pushing for accountability and transparency for survivors of Epstein and his gang of partners.” Another endorser, a Virginia Democrat, said that after receiving evidence to the committee from Epstein’s accusers, as well as media coverage of leaked documents, “it is essential that Andrew cooperates with the active investigation. If he is innocent, then he can vindicate himself.” The lawmaker stated further: “And if not, our probe will demonstrate that, and the victims will receive much-delayed redress. The royal household’s actions stripping Andrew of his honors suggest there is more to this story.” The letter was issued on the same day the British king officially stripped Mountbatten Windsor of his princely title. Charles III officially made the change – which had been revealed a week ago – by issuing a “official document” which the royal office released in the Gazette, the UK’s official public record.