Democrats in the US Congress have asked Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to answer questions as part of their investigation into pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Members of the House Oversight Committee wrote to Andrew in a letter addressed to Royal Lodge, Windsor Great Park, which the former prince agreed to leave.
The committee does not have the power to compel Andrew to appear before them, but said it intends to ask questions related to information about Epstein’s network and his associates based on the couple’s “longstanding” friendship.
Andrew was stripped of his “prince” title last month after months of pressure over his links to Epstein. He has always denied any wrongdoing.
Signed by 16 Democrats, the letter asked Andrew to appear for a “transcribed interview” in front of the congressional committee investigating the Epstein case.
“The committee seeks to uncover the identities of Mr. Epstein’s accomplices and enablers and understand the full scope of his criminal operations,” the letter said.
“The well-documented allegations against you, along with your long-standing friendship with Mr. Epstein, indicate that you may have knowledge of his activities relevant to our investigation.
“In the interest of justice for Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, we ask that you cooperate with the committee’s investigation by attending a transcribed interview with the committee.”
The committee is controlled by Republicans, who have not indicated they would support the measure.
Buckingham Palace announced last month that Andrew would lose his title as prince and leave his Royal Lodge home, as his links to Epstein continued to cause controversy.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, as he is now known, also renounced his other royal titles, including Duke of York, after further questions and accusations about his private life.
In a posthumous memoir published in October, Virginia Giuffre, a prominent Epstein accuser, repeated allegations that, as a teenager, she had sexual relations with Andrew on three separate occasions. Andrew denies the allegations.
The committee addressed those allegations in the letter, requesting that the former prince be available for an interview “given these recent events and the appalling allegations that have come to light from Ms. Giuffre’s memoirs and other reliable sources.”
Some committee members had already stepped up their calls for Andrew to answer questions about his links to the late sex offender days after he was stripped of his “prince” title.
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said it was “right” for Andrew to appear before Congress over his links to Epstein.
“He should also testify before our Parliament. The public deserves answers and full transparency about this scandal,” he wrote in a post on X.
