{"id":2273823,"date":"2026-02-09T10:29:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2273823"},"modified":"2026-02-09T10:29:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:29:53","slug":"prince-and-princess-of-wales-deeply-concerned-by-epstein-revelations-monarchy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-and-princess-of-wales-deeply-concerned-by-epstein-revelations-monarchy\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince and Princess of Wales \u2018deeply concerned\u2019 by Epstein revelations | Monarchy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Prince and Princess of Wales have been \u201cdeeply concerned\u201d by the revelations from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal involving <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk\/prince-andrew\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a>, Kensington Palace has said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It is the first time the views of William and Catherine have been known about the crisis, which has engulfed the monarchy and Westminster, and their thoughts \u201cremain focused on the victims\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The prince is en route to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/saudiarabia\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Saudi Arabia<\/a> for the start of a three-day tour of the Middle East country, where he will spend the first day with the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A Kensington Palace spokesperson said before the visit: \u201cI can confirm that the Prince and Princess of Wales have been deeply concerned by the continued revelations. Their thoughts remain focused on the victims.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"1066c0c3-1a65-4950-97af-37d5ea7122cb\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-47fhrn\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:4,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;\u2018I am always on your team!!\u2019: how Andrew\u2019s aide kept close ties with Epstein right to the end&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;1066c0c3-1a65-4950-97af-37d5ea7122cb&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/feb\/06\/david-stern-prince-andrew-aide-epstein&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">With the start of the tour just a few hours away, there was a real sense from Kensington Palace that it wanted the position of the prince and princess to be known, so William could focus on the trip \u2013 likely to be the biggest diplomatic test to date of his overseas visits in support of the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Much of the work of the royal family in recent weeks has been overshadowed by the Epstein scandal, which was reignited when millions of documents associated with the convicted child sex offender were released by US authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">These sparked a string of allegations against William\u2019s uncle and have led to UK police <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2026\/feb\/03\/met-police-to-launch-investigation-into-alleged-mandelson-epstein-email-leaks\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">launching an investigation<\/a> into Peter Mandelson over alleged misconduct in public office. The former minister has denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Among the claims <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2026\/feb\/03\/met-to-review-latest-claim-about-andrew-mountbatten-windsors-links-to-epstein\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">are that a second woman was sent to the UK<\/a> by Epstein for a sexual encounter with Mountbatten-Windsor, and also that the former prince and Epstein asked an exotic dancer for a threesome in the financier\u2019s Florida home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The latest allegation is that Mountbatten-Windsor shared confidential reports of official visits to Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Singapore in his role as the UK\u2019s trade envoy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The former duke, who was stripped of his titles by the king last year, has denied any wrongdoing and last week <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2026\/feb\/03\/met-to-review-latest-claim-about-andrew-mountbatten-windsors-links-to-epstein\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">moved out of the Royal Lodge<\/a> into a temporary residence on the Sandringham estate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Mountbatten-Windsor has so far made no comment on the latest Epstein files.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Prince Edward was the first royal to publicly speak out since the Epstein documents were released, saying last week that it was important to \u201cremember the victims\u201d when asked how he was \u201ccoping\u201d since the US Department of Justice\u2019s document dump.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.theguardian.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prince and Princess of Wales have been \u201cdeeply concerned\u201d by the revelations from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal involving Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Kensington Palace has said. 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