On Monday, the force confirmed it is also assessing a separate complaint alleging Andrew forwarded confidential trade documents to Epstein. The claim was reported by an anti-monarchy activist as suspected misconduct in public office and a potential breach of the Official Secrets Act.
US Lawmaker Warns of Wider Fallout
The growing controversy has drawn attention beyond the UK. US Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who co-authored the Epstein Transparency Act, argued that the situation poses a serious threat to the monarchy’s standing.
“I think this is the most vulnerable the British monarchy has ever been,” Khanna told Sky News.
“They ought to ask the king and queen questions and maybe this will be the end of the monarchy.
“If they don’t have answers, if they’re implicated in the Epstein class, it’s not a good look for the British monarchy. The king has to answer what he knew, what he knew about Andrew, and just stripping Andrew of a title is not enough.”
Khanna rejected the idea that the King or Queen should be shielded from scrutiny, adding, “They need to answer.”