EXCLUSIVE: Buckingham Palace launched an announcement on Monday.
King Charles launched an announcement on Monday (Picture: GETTY)
King Charles would have despatched a “warning” to his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor earlier than releasing his damning assertion on Monday, a royal skilled has claimed. An announcement launched by Buckingham Palace mentioned the monarch will totally assist a police investigation into his youthful brother.
The assertion was launched after Thames Valley Police mentioned they’d be assessing claims the disgraced royal allegedly shared confidential knowledge with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Talking about Andrew’s doable response to his brother’s assertion, royal skilled Richard Fitzwilliams urged that Andrew would have been warned earlier than its launch.
The skilled added: “One can solely guess at how Andrew will reply and what he anticipated. In line with reviews he believes he’s harmless and being victimised.
“We additionally know he’s virtually unbelievably silly, that was clear within the Newsnight interview, however we now additionally know that a lot of it was lies.
“It’s seemingly the King would have given him advance warning that if he didn’t both admit guilt, which appears apparent to everybody else, or cooperate, in all probability with the American authorities if harmless, the Palace would help prosecution.”
The assertion from the palace learn: “The King has made clear, in phrases and thru unprecedented actions, his profound concern at allegations which proceed to come back to mild in respect of Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor’s conduct.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is now dwelling in Norfolk (Picture: GETTY)
“Whereas the particular claims in query are for Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor to deal with, if we’re approached by Thames Valley Police, we stand able to assist them as you’d count on.
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“As was beforehand said, Their Majesties’ ideas and sympathies have been, and stay with, the victims of any and all types of abuse.”
Following his official eviction from Royal Lodge final week, Andrew is now dwelling on the Sandringham Property in Norfolk and has strenuously denied any wrongdoing.
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