Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been ordered to appear in front of Congress to explain his links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee sent the disgraced royal a letter on Thursday saying they believe he possesses important information about people with links to the late financier’s crimes.
It read: ‘The Oversight Committee will investigate allegations of abuse by Mountbatten Windsor, and will seek information on Epstein’s operations, network, and associates based on the men’s longstanding and well-documented friendship.’
Robert Garcia, the most senior Democratic figure on the committee, added: ‘Rich and powerful men have evaded justice for far too long.
‘Now, former Prince Andrew has the opportunity to come clean and provide justice for the survivors.’
Buckingham Palace announced last week that the former Duke of York, 65, will now only be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
In a bombshell statement, the Palace coldly announced the ‘censures [were] deemed necessary’ amid the growing controversy surrounding his relationship with paedophile financier Epstein, with whom Andrew lied about cutting ties.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been ordered to appear in front of Congress to explain his links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein
In Thursday’s letter, the Democratic committee members say Andrew’s friendship with Epstein started in 1999 and they stayed close friends following his conviction nine years later for procuring minors for prostitution.
Within hours, the former royal was erased from the Roll of the Peerage, and it was revealed he could face a private prosecution over allegations of sexual assault, corruption and misconduct in public office.
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