The British House of Commons approved a motion on Tuesday demanding the publication of documents related to the appointment of former Prince Andrew when he served as a trade envoy between 2001 and 2011. According to emails from the case of deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew allegedly shared confidential British government information with the American financier and sex offender, Argentina's news agency reported. The Parliament will publish those files once the police, who are investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, deem it the appropriate time. In 2010, Andrew traveled to Singapore, Hong Kong, and Vietnam as a special British envoy for international trade, and according to reports of those visits—protected by the confidentiality obligation of the position—they were sent to the financier and pedophile, as noted in an email shared by the State Department in the new case declassifications. Andrew was stripped of his royal titles in 2025 following the publication of memoirs by Virginia Giuffre, a victim of Epstein's human trafficking network, who had already accused him of abusing her three times when she was a minor. While the former Prince of York is not being investigated for sexual offenses, the origin of the controversy, his proximity to Epstein, which would have led him to reveal sensitive British government information, has put him in a tight spot. “In many ways, this is the first truly global scandal, from the White House and Silicon Valley to Oslo and Paris, but it is also a deeply British scandal that reaches the highest spheres of the British establishment,” declared Ed Davey, leader of the opposition Liberal Democrat party and the legislator who presented the motion. “Nowhere have the consequences been felt more strongly than in the UK, where the scandal has raised questions about how the aristocracy, senior politicians, and influential businessmen, collectively known as ‘the Establishment’, wield power,” added Davey when opening the debate on the motion this Tuesday. In turn, Minister Bryant added that the British government supports the motion but will not publish anything that could harm the ongoing investigation into the former prince. The government is working on the possible removal of Andrew from the line of succession. In reference to the requests to remove Andrew from the line of succession—he is eighth in line—Bryant confirmed that the Administration is actively working on this matter and aims to present legislation on it. However, he did not give a concrete date for this. Despite being stripped of his prince status in October 2025, Andrew remains in the line of succession to become monarch—he currently ranks eighth. Given his age and his position, he would not become king, but the demand comes as the scandal over his ties to Epstein grows. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied committing any sexual offenses and has not made a public statement about his questionable conduct as a trade envoy. Therefore, a specific date for the disclosure has not yet been established, reported Trade Minister and Labour Party member Chris Bryant, according to BBC and France 24. The decision comes after the opposition Liberal Democrat party presented a motion on Tuesday demanding the publication of the documents, including those related to the ongoing investigation by British authorities into the younger brother of King Charles III. The police investigation continues after Andrew was detained for 11 hours last week and released without charges. However, the son of the late Queen Elizabeth II is under suspicion of “misconduct in a public office”. The origin of the investigation lies in an email found in Epstein's files.
