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The United Kingdom Government is facing pressure to release documents on ex-Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s appointment as a UK trade envoy between 2001 and 2011.Â
Opposition politicians are demanding that details of vetting reports, correspondence and other internal files be made public.
These demands are against the backdrop of recent developments, including the ex-prince’s connection with the late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Among the groups making these demands is the Liberal Democrats, which said on Tuesday that it would table a motion in parliament to force the government to release vetting documents on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s appointment as trade envoy.
“The public is rightly demanding to know how Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was appointed to represent our nation in a high-level trade role.
“No one, regardless of their title or their friends, should be beyond the scrutiny of parliament.” Liberal leader Ed Davey told AFP.
Members of Parliament (MPs) have also urged the UK Government to release vetting documents from Andrew’s appointment.
Andrew’s connections with Epstein were revealed in emails from around 2010–2011 that appear in the latest tranche of Epstein‑related documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice in late January 2026.
A previously released batch in late 2025 featured flight logs from 1999, 2000, and 2006 showing Andrew on Epstein’s private jet.
King Charles III stripped Andrew, his brother, of royal titles and evicted him from his royal residence. Andrew, however, still remains eighth in the line of succession, but the UK Government is considering introducing legislation to remove him from the line of royal succession.
