\u2018While 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
\u2018As was previously stated, Their Majesties\u2019 thoughts and sympathies have been, and remain with, the victims of any and all forms of abuse.\u2019<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n A member of the public shouted at the King this morning: \u2018How long have you known about Andrew and Epstein?\u2019<\/p>\n The monarch, 77, was greeting and chatting to royal fans at the train station in Clitheroe,\u00a0Lancashire<\/a>\u00a0when the heckler yelled out from just metres away.<\/p>\n Most of the crowd turned around and booed, with some telling the man to \u2018shup up\u2019.<\/p>\n It came after the Prince and Princess of Wales issued an \u2018unprecedented\u2019 statement saying they were \u2018deeply concerned\u2019 by the\u00a0information published in the Epstein Files<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kensington Palace break their silence with Prince William en route to\u00a0Saudi Arabia for the start of a three-day tour of the Middle East country.<\/p>\n Ahead of the visit, a spokesperson for the couple said: \u2018I can confirm the Prince and Princess of Wales have been deeply concerned by the continuing revelations.<\/p>\n \u2018Their thoughts remain focused on the victims.\u2019<\/p>\n The statement comes after the Epstein Files appeared to show the ex-Prince\u00a0shared confidential reports with the paedophile financier<\/a>\u00a0in his role as UK trade envoy.<\/p>\n Duncan Larcombe, a leading expert on the Royal Family, said the Kensington Palace intervention is \u2018unprecedented\u2019.<\/p>\n He told\u00a0Metro<\/strong>: \u2018What it tells us is William is furious with his uncle. He has clearly had enough of it.<\/p>\n \u2018That is a clear and public dig at his uncle. It is very rare for a Royal to turn on a Royal.\u2019<\/p>\n The expert and former journalist said William and Kate are \u2018showing they are aware that Andrew\u2019s behaviour is threatening the monarchy itself.\u2019<\/p>\n Mr Larcombe added: \u2018William is about to do this big set-piece visit to Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n \u2018This is an attempt to stop him being asked lots of questions about his uncle when he is trying to promote trade\u2026 It won\u2019t work. It will only mean the complete visit is overshadowed.\u2019<\/p>\n Former BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt told the shortly before the King\u2019s statement: \u2018The royals are rattled and rightly so, with the statement from William and Kate failing because it contains warm words, but no hard action.<\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019s now time for King Charles to make clear publicly that he believes Andrew should testify before US lawmakers and that legislation needs to be passed to remove his brother as eighth in line to the throne.<\/p>\n \u2018If he doesn\u2019t, Charles runs the risk of his reign being remembered as one where the British monarchy failed to properly support Epstein\u2019s victims\u2019.<\/p>\n The former Duke of\u00a0York<\/a>\u00a0has always denied any accusations of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n Images released by the Department of Justice in the US also appear to show him\u00a0crouching over an unidentified woman<\/a>\u00a0in what appears to be Epstein\u2019s New York mansion.<\/p>\n A letter released in the\u00a0Epstein<\/a>\u00a0files also claimed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked an exotic dancer for a threesome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Prince](\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SEI_279297517-492f.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646\")
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