By Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, NCS
London (NCS) — The Prince and Princess of Wales have been “deeply concerned” by revelations from the trove of new documents associated to Jeffrey Epstein launched by the US Justice Department, a Kensington Palace spokesperson has mentioned.
Speaking to journalists in Riyadh forward of Prince William’s go to to Saudi Arabia later Monday, the spokesperson shared for the primary time the couple’s view of the disaster that has engulfed the palace and UK parliament in latest weeks.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, brother of King Charles and uncle of Prince William, is amongst a number of distinguished figures in British public life who has confronted renewed scrutiny over his ties to the late intercourse offender.
The palace spokesperson mentioned: “I can confirm The Prince and Princess have been deeply concerned by the continuing revelations.”
“Their thoughts remain focused on the victims.”
Prince William is touring to Saudi Arabia for a three-day tour. The go to was already a diplomatic take a look at for the prince, involving a gathering with the crown prince and de facto Saudi ruler, Mohammed bin Salman (MBS).
Saudi Arabia is without doubt one of the UK’s key Middle East allies and the British authorities has been strengthening ties, with latest visits by the chancellor and international secretary.
But many others have expressed considerations over the nation’s human rights report, whereas MBS is a controversial determine whose repute was additional broken after a US intelligence report found that he ordered the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
William’s function this week shall be to additional strengthen relations between the 2 nations with out getting concerned in politics. But he’s additionally going through unavoidable questions concerning the former Prince Andrew following the recent disclosures of the Epstein recordsdata.
His spokesperson’s assertion Monday, simply hours earlier than the journey started, suggests William is hoping to cope with the questions swirling round his uncle which have eclipsed a lot of the royal household’s latest work, permitting him to deal with the first function of the go to.
Mountbatten-Windsor’s relationship with Epstein cost him his role within the royal household, with King Charles in October taking the extraordinary step of stripping him of his titles and his house.
The former prince moved out of Royal Lodge, his longtime Windsor house, final week and is now reportedly staying in a brief property at Sandringham. He has not commented on the newest launch of paperwork however has beforehand apologized for his hyperlinks to Epstein and denied any wrongdoing.
The Kensington Palace spokesperson on Monday made it clear that William and Kate supported King Charles’ actions to take away Mounbatten-Windsor’s titles and honors final 12 months.
Buckingham Palace launched a press release in October that mentioned: “Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence. Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative private accommodation. These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him.”
It continued: “Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.”
In his function as inheritor to the throne, Prince William would have been consulted on that assertion on the time.
Last week, the Duke of Edinburgh grew to become the primary royal to talk publicly on the Epstein paperwork. He told NCS’s Eleni Giokos that it was “really important always to remember the victims” after being requested how he was “coping” for the reason that newest launch of Epstein paperwork.
This is a creating story and shall be up to date.
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