From left to right: the disgraced Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Jeffrey Epstein, at Royal Ascot Ladies Day, on June 22, 2000. LE MONDE, PHOTOS FROM REX/SIPA

Britain's government committed to releasing documents on ex-prince Andrew's past role as a trade envoy on Tuesday, February 24, after the Jeffrey Epstein scandal widened with the arrest of veteran British politician Peter Mandelson.

The fallout from last month's publication of millions of files related to Epstein, a deceased sex offender and financier, released by the United States Department of Justice, has rocked the United Kingdom's monarchy and political circles. It has piled pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour government to release documents on both Andrew and ex-minister Mandelson, who are now subjects of high-profile police investigations.

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British PM Starmer faces turmoil over Epstein scandal