{"id":2274486,"date":"2026-02-09T18:31:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T18:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2274486"},"modified":"2026-02-09T18:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T18:31:18","slug":"buckingham-palace-release-statement-over-kings-profound-concerns-about-andrew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/buckingham-palace-release-statement-over-kings-profound-concerns-about-andrew\/","title":{"rendered":"Buckingham Palace release statement over King&#8217;s &#8216;profound concerns&#8217; about Andrew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_e2154c\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The Palace has not yet been approached by officers looking into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s conduct<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<div class=\"Byline_author-and-badge-wrapper__2dsv1\">\n<p><span><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_e2154c\">Howard Lloyd<\/strong> Regional content editor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">18:25, 09 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"10805295\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The King was pictured in Clitheroe today (Feb 9)\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The King was pictured in Clitheroe today (Feb 9)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The King has made clear his \u201cprofound concern\u201d at allegations over Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s conduct and will \u201cstand ready to support\u201d the police if approached over the claims, Buckingham Palace said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Thames Valley Police has confirmed it is assessing suggestions that the King\u2019s brother shared confidential reports from his role as the UK\u2019s trade envoy with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The reignited crisis which has engulfed both the monarchy and Westminster has shown little sign of abating since the US authorities\u2019 recent dump of millions of documents associated with the paedophile financier Epstein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: \u201cThe King has made clear, in words and through unprecedented actions, his profound concern at allegations which continue to come to light in respect of Mr Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s conduct.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWhile the specific claims in question are for Mr Mountbatten-Windsor to address, if we are approached by Thames Valley Police we stand ready to support them as you would expect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cAs was previously stated, Their Majesties\u2019 thoughts and sympathies have been, and remain with, the victims of any and all forms of abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Palace has not so far been approached by Thames Valley Police over the claims which relate to Andrew\u2019s time as the UK\u2019s special representative for international trade and investment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Prince and Princess of Wales meanwhile publicly addressed the Epstein scandal for the first time on Monday, with Kensington Palace saying they were \u201cdeeply concerned\u201d at the \u201ccontinued revelations\u201d and that their thoughts \u201cremain focused on the victims\u201d.<\/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.gloucestershirelive.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Palace has not yet been approached by officers looking into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s conduct Howard Lloyd Regional content editor 18:25, 09 Feb 2026 The King was pictured in Clitheroe today (Feb 9) The King has made clear his \u201cprofound concern\u201d at allegations over Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s conduct and will \u201cstand ready to support\u201d the police if 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