Documents show Queen Elizabeth was eager for ex-Prince Andrew to become trade envoy
Confidential papers say the Queen wanted Andrew in a prominent trade post, while officials warned his profile would need careful media management.
- On Thursday, the U.K. government released confidential files showing Queen Elizabeth II was "very keen" for Prince Andrew to become a trade envoy, clarifying royal backing for his decade-long appointment.
- The Liberal Democrats forced publication by tabling a "Humble Address" in Parliament, demanding transparency on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's role, vetting, and correspondence from his tenure.
- In a February 2000 memo to then-foreign secretary Robin Cook, British Trade International head Sir David Wright noted the Queen's "wish" for the Duke of York to assume a "prominent role in the promotion of national interests."
- Trade Minister Chris Bryant criticized Mountbatten-Windsor as a "rude, arrogant and entitled man" engaged in a "self-enriching hustle," demanding greater accountability from the royal family.
- King Charles III stripped Mountbatten-Windsor of his royal title last year to insulate the monarchy from fallout surrounding his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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The Queen's demands cannot be said no, nor could the British Government, in 2001, when Elizabeth II manifested her strong desire to see her son appointed as a special envoy for international trade and investment. As announced during the parliamentary debate that took place last February, immediately after the arrest of Andrea Mountbatten-Windsor, which lasted 11 hours and took place in Sandringham on the 19th of the same month, London made publi…
Released British government documents reveal that the late Queen Elizabeth II strongly insisted at the time that her son Andrew (66) become British trade envoy. The new documents shed a different light on the appointment of the disgraced former prince. He was able to take up the position in 2001 without formal screening. Andrew, who held the position until 2011, is accused of having shared sensitive information with Jeffrey Epstein.
Late queen pushed for son Andrew to be U.K. trade envoy: official papers
LONDON — Britain's late queen Elizabeth II pushed for her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to be given a high-profile job as a trade envoy, a senior official said in a 2000 document released by the government on Thursday.
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