Andrew Mountbatten Windsor told disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein it would be “good to catch up in person” after the paedophile was released from prison for prostituting minors, an email from 2010 has revealed.
The email chain shows Epstein suggested the then-prince should meet American banker Jes Staley and Andrew responded saying he would try to “drop by” New York later in the year.
The two were later pictured together in Central Park in New York in December 2010 in a meeting Andrew claimed in his 2019 Newsnight interview was to break off their friendship.
The emails were published just a day after the King took the dramatic decision to officially remove Andrew’s Prince and Duke of York titles and HRH style. He will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, effectively having the status of a commoner.
It comes after Virginia Giuffre’s devastating posthumous memoir was published, detailing fresh accusations about his ties with Mr Epstein. Andrew denies the accusations.
He will now move to a property on the Sandringham Estate, which will be privately funded by the King.
As of Friday morning on the royal family’s official website, Andrew was still listed in eighth place as “The Duke of York” in the line of succession.
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MPs are pushing the government to act to remove Andrew from the royal line of succession, according to reports in The Telegraph.
Andrew has been stripped of his royal titles, but still remains eighth-in-line for the throne – something one MP said the public would “not put up with”.
A Labour minister also told the paper they backed removing Andrew from the succession “in principle”.
Calls mount for Andrew to give evidence in US
Calls for Andrew to give evidence over his links to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein in the US are growing.
In a statement on Friday, Democratic congressman Ro Khanna, a California Democratic representative, who serves on the investigative House oversight committee, told the Guardian: “Andrew should be called to testify before the oversight committee. The public deserves to know who was abusing women and young girls alongside Epstein.”
It comes after UK trade minister Chris Bryant said Mountbatten Windsor should support ongoing investigations in the US.
No plans to remove Andrew from line of succession
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor may have lost his royal titles, but there are no plans to remove him from the line of succession.
The government said it “fully supports” the Palace’s decision, but would not move to take Andrew out of his eighth place in line for the throne.
The process would require an act of Parliament to formally remove him which would be complex and would need to be agreed with all the Commonwealth realms, including Australia and Canada.
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Queen Camilla was “concerned” allegations against Andrew would impact her work with survivors of abuse, reports say.
The Queen has worked for years to support survivors of sexual and domestic violence and highlight organisations supporting victims of rape and sexual assault.
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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor may not leave Royal Lodge until new year
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor may not leave Royal Lodge until after Christmas, new reports have suggested.
The former prince, who is now a commoner after being stripped of his titles, was evicted from the 30-room mansion after it emerged he had paid a “peppercorn rent” for 20 years.
Andrew will move to the Sandringham estate in Norfolk – but new reports suggest this could not happen until the new year.
Royal sources told the BBC the move may be delayed in a bid to avoid the awkward issue of Andrew being in Sandringham at Christmas as the rest of the family gathers there.
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Andrew to receive six-figure payout in eviction agreement, reports say
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is set to get a six-figure payout and an annual stipend as part of his “relocation settlement” after being forced out of the Royal Lodge, it has been claimed.
According to reports in The Guardian, the former prince will be paid an annuity from King Charles’ private funds once he has made the move to Sandringham. The figure has not been disclosed, but is understood to be several times his £20k-a-year navy pension, reports say.
It comes as Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday the disgraced royal would be stripped of his titles and evicted from Royal Lodge in Windsor following new revelations over his ties with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Recap: Andrew told Epstein it would be ‘good to catch up in person’, emails reveal
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor told disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein it would be “good to catch up in person” after the paedophile was released from prison for prostituting minors, court documents show.
In an email on April 15, 2010, following a suggestion from Epstein that the then-prince should meet American banker Jes Staley, Andrew responded: “I would love to but sadly heading into the stan’s today and back via Kiev next Fri/Sat, so will miss him.
“But I will make sure I meet him soon on another trip.
“Also I have no immediate plans to drop by New York but I think I should at some stage soon.
“I’ll look and see if I can make a couple of days before the summer.
“It would be good to catch up in person.”
The pair were later pictured together in Central Park in New York in December 2010 in a meeting Andrew claimed in his 2019 Newsnight interview was to break off their friendship.
However, in the 2019 Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis, the former prince claimed his visit to New York to see Epstein in 2010 was the “wrong decision” but he wanted to end their friendship in person.
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