Prince William preferred to remain silent on a trip to Saudi Arabia today when quizzed on the links between Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Jeffrey Epstein.
Despite that, it has been a remarkably expressive day and a half for the Royal Family regarding this matter.
The Prince and Princess of Wales said they were concerned about the revelations, while the King said he was ready to cooperate with police investigations.
Before that, the Royal Family had stayed mostly tight-lipped on the matter in public.
Here’s a rundown of their previous responses:
Prince Edward
During a visit to Dubai last week, Prince Edward, the King’s youngest brother, found himself forced to address the ongoing scandal.
Becoming the first royal to respond to the latest release of the Epstein files, he said it was “important to remember victims”.
Watch his remarks
King Charles
The King has not spoken publicly about the scandal, but last year he removed Andrew’s title of prince in response.
The Palace said at the time:
“These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him.
“Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.”
The King was heckled about the scandal during a visit to an Essex village on Thursday, with a man in the crowd shouting: “Have you pressurised the police to start investigating Andrew?”
The King did not respond.
Who have we not heard from?
Basically, everyone else.
This includes Andrew’s daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.
Documents from the latest release showed they had flown to Miami to visit Epstein in 2009 with their mother, Sarah Ferguson, less than a week after his release from prison.
Featuring in the files is no indication of wrongdoing, however, and Andrew has always vigorously denied any Epstein-linked accusations against him.
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