The FBI previously requested the Home Office’s assistance in questioning the royal in 2020, but the investigation was paused last year.
A top lawyer has made a fresh call for Prince Andrew to be quizzed by US authorities over his relationship with his paedo pal Jeffrey Epstein, as the duke today faced further damaging claims.
US attorney Spencer Kuvin, who represents nine victims of the disgraced late financier, believes Andrew, 64, should face a new FBI probe following allegations he was still emailing the disgraced late financier two months after he claimed to have broken off contact.
Speaking exclusively to the Mirror, Mr Kuvin claimed: "The release of these new emails show Andrew misled the world regarding his relationship with Epstein. As a result, nothing he has said can be trusted. The British government should be ashamed of his actions and agree to turn Andrew over to the FBI for questioning.
"Without accountability, the British government and the monarchy are now complicit in the apparent cover-up with respect to Andrew’s potential actions with Epstein."
Spencer Kuvin wants to see Andrew quizzed by the FBI
The FBI previously asked the Home Office for help to quiz Andrew in 2020, before the investigation was paused last year and Donald Trump’s pick for FBI head, Kash Patel, has told a Senate hearing he is ready to investigate anyone connected to Epstein, who was found dead in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
One of Epstein’s victims, Virginia Giuffre, accused Andrew of sleeping with her on three occasions when she was aged just 17, which the duke vehemently denied despite agreeing to pay his accuser a reported £12million in an out-of-court settlement three years ago. The duke had also stayed at Epstein’s New York mansion and was accused of taking part in an "underage orgy" on Epstein’s Caribbean island.
In his disastrous Newsnight interview later the same year Andrew declared he severed ties with him in December 2010, following a now infamous stroll in New York’s Central Park.
Andrew pictured laughing with Epstein at a party at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, in 2000 ( Image: Getty Images)
But an email exchange from February 2011, uncovered in a court filing by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, which is defending an appeal by former Barclays boss Jes Staley, appears to contradict this. It allegedly includes Andrew telling Epstein: “Keep in close touch, and we’ll play some more soon!!!!”.
Mr Kuvin spoke out yesterday after it was claimed deputy prime minister Angela Rayner once referred to the duke as "that nonce" - a slang term used to describe someone who has been convicted or is suspected of being a sex offender. And Andrew was also facing more embarrassment as it was claimed he had secret meetings about using his royal status for money and asked for $2BILLION during covert meetings with top Chinese officials as he raised money for his personal interests.
The allegations come just weeks after it was claimed the royal enjoyed a close relationship with alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo, who has been banned from Britain on national security grounds.
According to new court documents, Andrew planned to raise $3billion (£2.4billion) of international financing for his Eurasia Fund, with Chinese investors expected to contribute $2billion. It is claimed he had already completed talks with the leaders of Abu Dhabi and Bahrain, who were planning to contribute $500 million each.
Andrew pictured with alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo
Documents allege the fund would “leverage the role of the royal family” to “play a significant role in supporting China’s efforts to build international partnerships”. And it added: “The foundation will rely on the traditional friendly relationships of the British royal family with certain countries to foster friendships and mutual trust between these parties and Chinese partners.
“The royal family, being above party politics and unaffected by election cycles, can pursue long-term visions and exert stable, enduring influence.”
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