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A American legislative body probing convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has reached out to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly Britain’s Prince Andrew, requesting that he submit to an interview as part of its probe into Epstein’s wrongdoings.

In a communication made public on Thursday, a lawmaker, the leading Democrat on the House investigative committee, asked that King Charles III’s sibling cooperate with its probe.

The written appeal to respond to queries comes a week after Mountbatten Windsor was lost his HRH style and consented to vacate his rented residence in Windsor.

Files and Accusations

Mountbatten Windsor’s name appears in records and aviation records secured from Epstein’s estate and publicly released by the committee. He has also been alleged 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 seek details on Epstein’s activities, network, and connections based on the men’s long-term and well-documented friendship,” the committee said in a press release.

It requested particulars from Mountbatten Windsor on particulars of his association with Epstein, who killed himself in a New York detention facility in 2019. Andrew has repeatedly strongly denied any misconduct.

Details of the Letter

“It has been publicly reported that your friendship with Mr Epstein started in 1999 and that you remained close through and after his 2008 conviction for procuring minors for prostitution,” the letter said.

It stated further: “It has also been claimed that you went with Epstein to his New York residence, the Queen’s home at Balmoral, and to Mr Epstein’s private island in the US Virgin Islands, where you have been charged of abusing minors. This close relationship with Mr Epstein, coupled with the newly disclosed 2011 email exchange in which you wrote to him ‘we are in this together’, further bolsters our suspicion that you may have valuable information about the offenses committed by Mr Epstein and his accomplices.”

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

Earlier Comments and Collaboration

The letter comes a week after another Democrat on the committee told: “Andrew should be asked to appear before the panel. The citizens deserves to know who was harming women and underage individuals alongside Epstein.”

However, the congressman does not have the ability to subpoena the ex-royal and Congress itself cannot oblige statements from a overseas individual.

In 2020, US authorities said that Mountbatten Windsor failed to cooperate to US requests for an interview. The then US attorney for the southern district of New York said that prosecutors and the FBI had approached Andrew’s legal team to follow up on his earlier promise that he was “ready to help any appropriate law enforcement agency”.

“It’s just for people to know whether Prince Andrew has followed through with that assurance,” the attorney said, adding that to date he had “given absolutely no cooperation”.

Calls for Transparency

The congressman said in a announcement that “rich and powerful men have avoided accountability for far too long. Now, ex- Prince Andrew has the chance to tell the truth and deliver redress for the victims. We will not cease pushing for responsibility and clarity for victims of Epstein and his network of co-conspirators.”

Another supporter, a Virginia Democrat, said that after listening to accounts to the committee from Epstein’s victims, as well as news accounts of disclosed papers, “it is essential that Andrew cooperates with the active investigation. If he is not guilty, then he can clear his name.”

The lawmaker added: “And if not, our examination will reveal that, and the survivors will receive long overdue accountability. The Royal Family’s actions taking away Andrew of his titles indicate there is more to this story.”

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