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A American legislative body investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has sent a letter to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, once Britain’s Prince Andrew, demanding that he submit to an interview as part of its inquiry into Epstein’s wrongdoings.

In a communication published on Thursday, a lawmaker, the leading Democrat on the House oversight committee, requested that King Charles III’s sibling assist with its inquiry.

The official demand to provide testimony follows a week after Mountbatten Windsor was stripped of his HRH style and agreed to vacate his rented residence in Windsor.

Files and Allegations

Mountbatten Windsor’s name features in documents and aviation records obtained 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 abuse.

“The panel will examine claims of misconduct by Mountbatten Windsor, and will request information on Epstein’s network, network, and accomplices based on the men’s longstanding and extensively reported friendship,” the committee said in a statement.

It sought information from Mountbatten Windsor on details of his association with Epstein, who took his own life in a New York jail cell in 2019. Andrew has consistently categorically denied any misconduct.

Content of the Letter

“It has been widely reported that your association with Mr Epstein commenced in 1999 and that you remained close through and after his 2008 sentencing for procuring minors for prostitution,” the letter said.

It added: “It has also been claimed that you journeyed with Epstein to his New York property, the Queen’s residence at Balmoral, and to Mr Epstein’s personal island in the US Virgin Islands, where you have been accused of abusing young girls. This close relationship with Mr Epstein, coupled with the newly disclosed 2011 digital communication in which you wrote to him ‘we are in this together’, further bolsters our suspicion that you may have important details about the crimes committed by Mr Epstein and his partners in crime.”

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

Previous Statements and Assistance

The letter comes a week after another Democrat on the committee commented: “Andrew should be summoned to give evidence before the panel. The people has the right to know who was assaulting women and underage individuals alongside Epstein.”

However, the congressman does not possess the ability to subpoena the former prince and Congress itself cannot compel testimony from a foreign national.

In 2020, US agencies said that Mountbatten Windsor failed to 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 attorneys to inquire on his previous pledge that he was “ready to help any relevant law enforcement agency”.

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

Calls for Justice

The representative said in a statement that “wealthy and powerful men have evaded the law for far too long. Now, one-time Prince Andrew has the option to tell the truth and provide justice for the survivors. Oversight Democrats will not cease pushing for responsibility and openness for those affected of Epstein and his gang of partners.”

Another endorser, a Virginia Democrat, said that after hearing evidence to the committee from Epstein’s victims, as well as news accounts of released files, “it is essential that Andrew assists with the ongoing investigation. If he is innocent, then he can vindicate himself.”

The lawmaker continued: “And if not, our investigation will show that, and the victims will receive much-delayed accountability. The Royal Family’s actions stripping Andrew of his honors indicate there is further to this situation.”

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