How Did the Former Prince Andrew Get an Envoy Job, Anyway?
British files say no formal vetting was done before Andrew took the unpaid role, which lasted 10 years and involved overseas trade promotion.
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Documents show queen pushed trade role for Andrew
LONDON — Britain's late Queen Elizabeth pressed almost three decades ago for her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to be made a government trade envoy, and there is no evidence of due diligence or security vetting before his appointment, according to documents.
Files show queen sought trade role for Andrew
LONDON — Britain's late Queen Elizabeth pressed almost three decades ago for her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to be made a government trade envoy, and there is no evidence of due diligence or security vetting before his appointment, according to documents.
Queen Elizabeth pushed for ex-Prince Andrew’s envoy position
Newly released files put Queen Elizabeth II at the center of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor‘s controversial appointment as Britain’s trade envoy. Confidential documents released by the U.K. government on May 21 show the late monarch wanted her son placed in a prominent position promoting British interests abroad, The Daily Beast reported. A memo from Sir David Wright, then chief executive of British Trade International, to Foreign Secretary Robin Co…
The papers reveal Elizabeth II's influence in the controversial appointment of Andrew as a special envoy, reinvigorating the debate on royal patronage.
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