Documents show Queen Elizabeth was eager for ex-Prince Andrew to become trade envoy
Confidential papers say the Queen wanted Andrew in a prominent trade post, while officials warned his profile would need careful media management.
- On Thursday, the U.K. government released confidential files showing Queen Elizabeth II was "very keen" for Prince Andrew to become a trade envoy, clarifying royal backing for his decade-long appointment.
- The Liberal Democrats forced publication by tabling a "Humble Address" in Parliament, demanding transparency on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's role, vetting, and correspondence from his tenure.
- In a February 2000 memo to then-foreign secretary Robin Cook, British Trade International head Sir David Wright noted the Queen's "wish" for the Duke of York to assume a "prominent role in the promotion of national interests."
- Trade Minister Chris Bryant criticized Mountbatten-Windsor as a "rude, arrogant and entitled man" engaged in a "self-enriching hustle," demanding greater accountability from the royal family.
- King Charles III stripped Mountbatten-Windsor of his royal title last year to insulate the monarchy from fallout surrounding his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Queen pushed for Andrew to be appointed UK trade envoy, documents reveal
Queen Elizabeth II wanted her son to take on a “prominent role in the promotion of national interests”, according to the papers released on Thursday.
The British Government publishes relevant documents.
It was always an open secret, but the publication this Thursday of new official documents in the United Kingdom has confirmed the interest of the late Isabel II to protect and promote the role of her favorite son, the exprencipe Andrés —today known as the citizen Andrés Mountbatten-Windsor in dry, after his fall in disgrace. The monarch expressed to the Government at the time her willingness to have Andrés assume the position of Special Represen…
Queen Elizabeth II had urged the government to appoint former Prince Andrew as United Kingdom Special Envoy for Trade in 2001.
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