Great Britain British government to publish documents relating to Andrew
The British government wants to publish documents relating to the appointment of former Prince Andrew as Trade Representative. Chris Bryant, Secretary of State for Trade, said this during a debate in the House of Commons.
24.02.2026, 16:09
24.02.2026, 16:10
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In response to a Liberal Democrat motion to this effect, the Labour politician said: "We will not stand in the way. We will do everything we can to comply as quickly as we can." However, he qualified that the government could not publish any material that was required by the police for investigations.
Andrew was also mocked as "Airmiles Andy"
The second eldest son of the late Queen Elizabeth II, Andrew traveled the world from 2001 to 2011 as the British government's special representative for international trade and investment. The Epstein files recently published by the US Department of Justice show that Andrew may have passed on confidential government information to US investor Jeffrey Epstein in this role. This is why the police are now investigating. Andrew was even temporarily arrested last week.
Andrew was close friends with Epstein. The US multimillionaire, who has since passed away, ran a paedophile abuse ring for years, to which numerous people fell victim. One of the victims, Virginia Giuffre, accused Andrew of having abused her several times, some of them when she was still a minor. The ex-prince denies the allegations, but a civil lawsuit brought by Giuffre in the USA reportedly ended in a multi-million dollar settlement. Andrew subsequently lost all his titles and honors.
Because of his busy travel schedule as a trade representative, Andrew was also mocked as "Airmiles Andy". Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was "a man who was constantly busy adulating and enriching himself", said Bryant.
