Starmer Urges Former Prince Andrew to Testify Before US Congress About Epstein Ties
UK prime minister calls on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to cooperate with a US congressional investigation into his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein amid newly released documents
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has publicly urged former royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to provide testimony to a United States congressional committee probing the late financier Jeffrey Epstein’s extensive criminal network, saying anyone with relevant information should assist investigations.
Starmer’s remarks follow the release of a vast cache of Epstein-related documents by the U.S. Department of Justice, which include emails and photographs depicting Mountbatten-Windsor in social contact with Epstein after the convicted sex offender’s 2008 conviction.
The House Oversight Committee has sought a transcribed interview with Mountbatten-Windsor to shed light on his long-standing friendship with Epstein and to help identify potential co-conspirators and enablers.
Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles by King Charles III in 2025 amid the fallout from the scandal, has not responded to the congressional committee’s request.
Starmer said that in general “anybody who has got relevant information in relation to these kind of cases should give that evidence to those that need it,” and emphasised that Epstein’s victims should be the foremost concern.
Starmer’s intervention places political pressure on the former prince as calls intensify for accountability and transparency in the wake of revelations showing Epstein’s visits to Buckingham Palace and other interactions long after his conviction.
While the United Kingdom cannot compel a foreign national’s testimony before the U.S. Congress, Starmer’s stance reflects an insistence on cooperation with international efforts to address the legacy of Epstein’s abuse and exploitation.
Advocates for survivors and members of the oversight committee have maintained that full cooperation from figures like Mountbatten-Windsor would serve the broader interest of justice, even as the former royal maintains his longstanding denials of wrongdoing and has paid a settlement in a civil suit without admitting liability.
Starmer’s remarks follow the release of a vast cache of Epstein-related documents by the U.S. Department of Justice, which include emails and photographs depicting Mountbatten-Windsor in social contact with Epstein after the convicted sex offender’s 2008 conviction.
The House Oversight Committee has sought a transcribed interview with Mountbatten-Windsor to shed light on his long-standing friendship with Epstein and to help identify potential co-conspirators and enablers.
Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles by King Charles III in 2025 amid the fallout from the scandal, has not responded to the congressional committee’s request.
Starmer said that in general “anybody who has got relevant information in relation to these kind of cases should give that evidence to those that need it,” and emphasised that Epstein’s victims should be the foremost concern.
Starmer’s intervention places political pressure on the former prince as calls intensify for accountability and transparency in the wake of revelations showing Epstein’s visits to Buckingham Palace and other interactions long after his conviction.
While the United Kingdom cannot compel a foreign national’s testimony before the U.S. Congress, Starmer’s stance reflects an insistence on cooperation with international efforts to address the legacy of Epstein’s abuse and exploitation.
Advocates for survivors and members of the oversight committee have maintained that full cooperation from figures like Mountbatten-Windsor would serve the broader interest of justice, even as the former royal maintains his longstanding denials of wrongdoing and has paid a settlement in a civil suit without admitting liability.
