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A American legislative panel looking into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has sent a letter to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly Britain’s Prince Andrew, asking that he participate in an interview as part of its probe into Epstein’s criminal operations.

In a communication published on Thursday, a California congressman, the leading Democrat on the House investigative committee, requested that King Charles III’s brother assist with its probe.

The formal request to provide testimony comes a week after Mountbatten Windsor was lost his HRH style and opted to vacate his rented residence in Windsor.

Files and Allegations

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

“The committee will probe accusations of misconduct by Mountbatten Windsor, and will seek details on Epstein’s activities, circle, and associates based on the men’s enduring and well-documented friendship,” the committee said in a announcement.

It sought particulars from Mountbatten Windsor on specifics of his association with Epstein, who killed himself in a New York prison cell in 2019. Andrew has always strongly denied any misconduct.

Details of the Communication

“It has been publicly reported that your association with Mr Epstein started in 1999 and that you stayed connected through and after his 2008 sentencing for trafficking underage girls for sex work,” the letter said.

It continued: “It has also been alleged that you traveled with Epstein to his New York residence, the Queen’s residence at Balmoral, and to Mr Epstein’s personal island in the US Virgin Islands, where you have been alleged of harming underage individuals. This close relationship with Mr Epstein, combined with the recently revealed 2011 electronic correspondence in which you wrote to him ‘we are in this together’, further bolsters our suspicion that you may have valuable information about the wrongdoings committed by Mr Epstein and his accomplices.”

A statement regarding the letter said it was supported by 13 other Democrats on the committee and requests a response by 20 November.

Past Comments and Collaboration

The letter arrives a week after another Democrat on the committee commented: “Andrew should be asked to appear before the panel. The public deserves to know who was harming women and young girls alongside Epstein.”

However, the representative does not possess the authority to legally require the ex-royal and Congress itself cannot oblige evidence from a foreign national.

In 2020, US officials said that Mountbatten Windsor neglected to cooperate to US demands for an discussion. The then US attorney for the southern district of New York said that prosecutors and the FBI had contacted Andrew’s attorneys to check on his public commitment that he was “willing to help any relevant law enforcement agency”.

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

Appeals for Justice

The congressman said in a statement that “rich and well-connected men have evaded justice for far too long. Now, ex- Prince Andrew has the option to tell the truth and provide justice for the affected individuals. Oversight Democrats will not stop advocating for answerability and clarity for victims of Epstein and his group of co-conspirators.”

Another signatory, a Virginia Democrat, said that after receiving evidence to the committee from Epstein’s survivors, as well as media coverage of leaked documents, “it is vital that Andrew assists with the active probe. If he is innocent, then he can clear his name.”

The lawmaker continued: “And if not, our investigation will demonstrate that, and the victims will receive much-delayed accountability. The monarchy’s actions removing Andrew of his titles suggest there is more to this situation.”

The letter came on the same day the British king officially stripped Mountbatten Windsor of his princely title. Charles III publicly made the change – which had been declared a week ago – by issuing a “official document” which the royal office released in the Gazette, the UK’s official public record.