Position of Mountbatten-Windsor now appears even more grave, and the shadow cast over his family even darker
When King Charles stripped Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of his titles and announced he would be booted out of Royal Lodge, Buckingham Palace said the “censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him”.
Four months and more than 3m documents later, Charles must surely feel vindicated on his tough approach. For while there is nothing to suggest the king nor any other senior royals knew then what was to come in the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, what has emerged has been truly shocking.
The position of Mountbatten-Windsor, and that of his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, appears even more grave, and the shadow cast over the royal family and institution even darker.
With government pressure mounting on the former prince to testify to the US Congress on what he knew about Epstein, royal sources can only indicate that it is “ultimately a matter for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and his conscience”.
