Starmer called on Prince Andrew to testify in the US after the publication of the Epstein files
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should testify before the US Congress in the case of the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein. The statement came after the release of a large new batch of materials related to the investigation into Epstein's activities.
The US Department of Justice published more than 3 million documents at the end of January. Among them is correspondence showing that King Charles III's brother maintained regular contact with Epstein for more than two years after the financier was convicted of sex crimes against minors.
Responding to questions from journalists during a visit to Japan, Starmer said that anyone with information on the case should be prepared to provide it in any form. According to him, the victims of Epstein must remain at the centre of this story, and without a willingness to testify, it is impossible to talk about a fair and victim-oriented approach.
The Prime Minister's statement increased pressure on Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles and honorary titles at the end of 2025. Previously, Starmer had limited himself to calling on all those involved to voluntarily cooperate with the investigation, noting that the decision to testify was a personal one.
The new files also contain undated photographs showing Mountbatten-Windsor next to a woman lying on the floor. Both are clothed, but the context and location of the photograph are not specified. In addition, scans of emails have been released in which Epstein offered the former prince dinner with a 26-year-old Russian citizen. There is no information on whether such a meeting took place.
The former Duke of York has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. At the same time, American Virginia Giuffre, who accused Epstein of human trafficking, claimed that she was forced to have sex with Mountbatten-Windsor three times, including when she was 17 years old. In 2022, he reached a multi-million dollar out-of-court settlement with her without admitting guilt.
Epstein committed suicide in 2019 while in custody awaiting trial on charges of sexual exploitation of minors. Following new publications in the United States, calls for the interrogation of individuals who may have information about his activities have intensified.
