Documents: Queen Elizabeth urged Prince Andrew to be UK trade envoy

Documents released by the U.K. government show Queen Elizabeth II was “very keen” that the former Prince Andrew be given the job of trade envoy. The confidential papers come months after lawmakers accused Andrew of putting his friendship with Epstein ahead of nation.

It is shocking that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was made a trade envoy with no vetting. Nobody should be above basic standards. The government must commit to mandatory vetting for future roles. The survivors of Jeffrey Epstein deserve a full public inquiry into his UK links.

As with JPII, you get the impression that people lionised Brenda a bit too much and I think one of the reasons why the Firm have managed the transition pretty much perfectly is because Charles is quite a lot savvier in terms of public relations than he lets on. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...

Documents show QE2 pushed for Prince Andrew to become UK trade envoy. This via @politicsUK X account. This is the same RF they told us doesn't interfere in government affairs! #Sussexsquad.

A snippet from the Andrew Mountbatten Windsor files: "Captain Blair [AMW's then-principal private sec] particularly asked that The Duke of York should not be offered golfing functions abroad. This was a private activity and if he took his clubs with him he would not play in any public sense."

Queen Elizabeth ‘very keen’ for Andrew to take prominent trade role www.thetimes.com/article/c7db...

Queen Elizabeth was ‘very keen’ for Prince Andrew to become a trade envoy www.celebitchy.com/978182/

They've released the files! No not those files. These will have to do for now... 'Mountbatten-Windsor became the UK’s special representative for international trade and investment in 2001. Ministers agreed in February to publish documents related to his appointment.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...

The late Queen Elizabeth was “very keen” for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to take on a “prominent role in the promotion of national interests”, according to a document released as part of a trove of files related to his appointment as a trade envoy trib.al/A0TtNK2

1/2 Listening to Radio 4 today, there were two examples of how politicians failed to anticipate the consequences of their actions. Firstly, on TWAO, it didn't occur to anyone to vet Prince Andrew for a role as a trade envoy because the Queen thought it was a good idea. And secondly...

🚨 BREAKING: The late Queen pushed for the then Prince Andrew to be appointed as a Government Trade Envoy

UK GOVERNMENT: IS COOPERATING FULLY WITH UK POLICE ON THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO ANDREW MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSOR AND POSSIBLE MISCONDUCT IN PUBLIC OFFICE

The Prince Andrew trade envoy documents — here is the link to the documents and statement questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat... www.gov.uk/government/p...

If anyone wants to read the UK Government's released papers about Andrew Mountbatten-Windor's appointment as Trade Envoy today. 'HUMBLE ADDRESS: APPOINTMENT OF ANDREW MOUNTBATTENWINDSOR AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN 2001' Department for Business & Trade. They are here:

Of course Her Majesty did. No shock or surprise there. The only thing I recall being disappointed about was Edward, The Duke of Kent had the Trade Envoy position, was doing a fine job but got bounced out for Andrew. www.bbc.com/news/live/c7...