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A American legislative panel probing sex offender financier Jeffrey Epstein has reached out to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly Britain’s Prince Andrew, requesting that he undergo an interview as part of its investigation into Epstein’s criminal operations.

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

The written appeal to respond to queries follows a week after Mountbatten Windsor was lost his HRH style and opted to give up his leased home in Windsor.

Files and Accusations

Mountbatten Windsor’s name is listed in papers and flight logs subpoenaed from Epstein’s estate and made public 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 allegations of misconduct by Mountbatten Windsor, and will demand data on Epstein’s activities, associates, and associates based on the men’s enduring and extensively reported friendship,” the committee said in a announcement.

It demanded particulars from Mountbatten Windsor on specifics of his association with Epstein, who took his own life in a New York prison cell in 2019. Andrew has repeatedly vehemently rejected any impropriety.

Substance 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 sentencing for procuring minors for sex work,” the letter said.

It continued: “It has also been claimed that you traveled with Epstein to his New York residence, the Queen’s home at Balmoral, and to Mr Epstein’s personal island in the US Virgin Islands, where you have been charged of assaulting minors. This close relationship with Mr Epstein, combined with the freshly uncovered 2011 email exchange in which you wrote to him ‘we are in this together’, further confirms our belief that you may have valuable information about the wrongdoings committed by Mr Epstein and his partners in crime.”

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

Past Remarks and Cooperation

The letter follows a week after another Democrat on the committee told: “Andrew should be called to appear before the committee. The people should be able to know who was harming women and young girls alongside Epstein.”

However, the congressman does not hold the ability to legally require the duke and Congress itself cannot force evidence from a overseas individual.

In 2020, US authorities said that Mountbatten Windsor did not cooperate to US requests for an discussion. The then US attorney for the southern district of New York said that authorities and the FBI had contacted Andrew’s lawyers to check on his public commitment that he was “ready to help any suitable 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 “provided no cooperation”.

Appeals for Transparency

The representative said in a announcement that “wealthy and well-connected men have evaded accountability for far too long. Now, ex- Prince Andrew has the opportunity to tell the truth and deliver redress for the affected individuals. We will not halt advocating for accountability and openness for victims of Epstein and his gang of accomplices.”

Another supporter, a Virginia Democrat, said that after listening to accounts to the committee from Epstein’s accusers, as well as public reporting of leaked documents, “it is vital that Andrew assists with the ongoing probe. If he is innocent, then he can vindicate himself.”

The lawmaker stated further: “And if not, our probe will reveal that, and the survivors will receive long overdue redress. The Royal Family’s actions removing Andrew of his titles indicate there is more to this story.”

The letter came on the same day the British king publicly revoked Mountbatten Windsor of his princely title. Charles III officially made the adjustment – which had been announced a week ago – by issuing a “letters patent” which the royal office published in the Gazette, the UK’s government journal.