Sir Keir Starmer has been asked about Andrew Mountbatten Windsor after the ex-prince was formally summoned by the US Congress
Sir Keir Starmer has been asked about Andrew Mountbatten Windsor after the US Congress requested he sit for a “transcribed interview” over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
In the letter, sent to the former prince on Thursday, the US politicians said their House Oversight Committee had identified “financial records containing notations such as ‘massage for Andrew’ that raise serious questions”.
The Prime Minister said whether or not Andrew does sit for the interview is “a matter for him”. Speaking to broadcasters in Brazil, where he is attending the Cop30 summit, he said: “Well, in the end, it’s a matter for him personally.
“My view, and this is not about the individual case, more broadly, is that anybody who has relevant information should always be willing to give it to whatever inquiries need that information. But the individual decision is a matter for him.”
The formal Congress request came as King Charles officially stripped his disgraced brother of both his HRH style and his prince title. The letter, signed by 16 members of Congress, requested Andrew responds by November 20.
It reads: “We write to seek your co-operation in the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s (Committee) investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operations.
“The committee is seeking to uncover the identities of Mr Epstein’s co conspirators and enablers and to understand the full extent of his criminal operations.
“Well-documented allegations against you, along with your long-standing friendship with Mr Epstein, indicate that you may possess knowledge of his activities relevant to our investigation.
“In the interest of justice for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein, we request that you co-operate with the committee’s investigation by sitting for a transcribed interview with the Committee.”
Andrew had his titles stripped after the publication of his accuser Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir. Ms Giuffre alleged she was forced to have sex with Andrew three times – once at convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell’s home in London, once in Epstein’s address in Manhattan, and once on the disgraced financier’s private island, Little St James.
The former prince vehemently denies all allegations made against him.
