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A American legislative committee probing pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein has reached out to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, previously Britain’s Prince Andrew, requesting that he undergo questioning as part of its investigation into Epstein’s wrongdoings.

In a letter published on Thursday, a lawmaker, the leading Democrat on the House oversight panel, requested that King Charles III’s brother assist with its probe.

The written appeal to answer questions arrives a week after Mountbatten Windsor was relieved of his royal title and agreed to give up his property in Windsor.

Records and Allegations

Mountbatten Windsor’s name appears in records and flight logs secured from Epstein’s estate and disclosed by the committee. He has also been charged by one of Epstein’s victims, the late Virginia Giuffre, of misconduct.

“The oversight committee will investigate accusations of wrongdoing by Mountbatten Windsor, and will demand information on Epstein’s operations, circle, and accomplices based on the men’s long-term and thoroughly recorded friendship,” the committee said in a press release.

It sought information from Mountbatten Windsor on particulars of his friendship with Epstein, who killed himself in a New York prison cell in 2019. Andrew has repeatedly vehemently rejected any impropriety.

Details of the Communication

“It has been documented that your relationship with Mr Epstein commenced in 1999 and that you stayed connected through and after his 2008 guilty verdict for procuring minors for prostitution,” the letter said.

It stated further: “It has also been alleged that you journeyed with Epstein to his New York home, the Queen’s residence at Balmoral, and to Mr Epstein’s private island in the US Virgin Islands, where you have been charged of assaulting minors. This close relationship with Mr Epstein, along with the newly disclosed 2011 electronic correspondence in which you wrote to him ‘we are in this together’, further confirms our concern that you may have important details about the offenses committed by Mr Epstein and his partners in crime.”

A announcement regarding the letter said it was endorsed by 13 other Democrats on the committee and requests a reply by 20 November.

Previous Comments and Cooperation

The letter comes a week after another Democrat on the committee stated: “Andrew should be asked to testify before the committee. The public deserves to know who was abusing women and minors alongside Epstein.”

However, the congressman does not hold the ability to subpoena the ex-royal and Congress itself cannot compel testimony from a non-US citizen.

In 2020, US officials said that Mountbatten Windsor did not reply to US appeals for an interview. The then US attorney for the southern district of New York said that authorities and the FBI had approached Andrew’s legal team to inquire on his public commitment that he was “ready to help any appropriate law enforcement agency”.

“It’s just for people to know whether Prince Andrew has honored with that public commitment,” the attorney said, adding that to date he had “offered no cooperation”.

Appeals for Accountability

The lawmaker said in a comment that “wealthy and influential men have evaded accountability for far too long. Now, one-time Prince Andrew has the option to come clean and deliver accountability for the survivors. Oversight Democrats will not cease pushing for answerability and clarity for survivors of Epstein and his network of accomplices.”

Another signatory, a Virginia Democrat, said that after receiving testimony to the committee from Epstein’s victims, as well as public reporting of released files, “it is essential that Andrew works together with the current probe. If he is blameless, then he can vindicate himself.”

The lawmaker added: “And if not, our probe will reveal that, and the survivors will receive much-delayed redress. The monarchy’s actions stripping Andrew of his honors show there is further to this situation.”

The letter was sent on the same day the British king publicly removed Mountbatten Windsor of his princely title. Charles III formally made the adjustment – which had been revealed a week ago – by issuing a “royal decree” which the royal office published in the Gazette, the UK’s public registry.