The former royal was again featured in newly released files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein<\/p>\n
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to testify before the US Congress after the former royal was featured extensively in the latest tranche of Epstein files released by the US Department of Justice.
\nThe documents were published under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law by US President Donald Trump in November last year, which requires the Justice Department to release federal records linked to investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles last year, appears in emails and photographs included in the cache\u00a0released Friday.
\nSpeaking to reporters on Saturday, Starmer was asked whether the former prince should apologize and give evidence to US lawmakers if requested.<\/p>\n
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\u201cFirstly, I have always approached this question with the victims of Epstein in mind. Epstein\u2019s victims have to be the first priority. As for whether there should be an apology, that\u2019s a matter for Andrew,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cBut yes, in terms of testifying, I have always said anybody who has got information should be prepared to share that information in whatever form they are asked to do that. You can\u2019t be victim-centered if you\u2019re not prepared to do that,\u201d he added.
\nThe brother of King Charles III has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and has previously claimed he ended his relationship with Epstein after the financier\u2019s first conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution in 2008.<\/p>\n
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However, the latest release includes photographs and email exchanges between the two from 2010, two years after the disgraced financier pleaded guilty in Florida.
\nThe images show the former royal kneeling over an unidentified woman lying on the floor, with no context provided as to when or where they were taken. The emails also feature Epstein proposing that Andrew have dinner with a \u201cbeautiful, trustworthy\u201d 26-year-old Russian woman.
\nLast year, the king stripped his brother of his royal titles and honors following renewed controversy linked to Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide in April. In 2022, Andrew settled a civil lawsuit with Giuffre, who alleged she was trafficked to the then-Prince for non-consensual encounters while still a minor under New York law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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