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UK PM: King Andrew's brother should testify in Epstein case

01 February 2026 01:18 (UTC +04:00)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that King Charles III's brother, former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, should testify before the US Congress regarding the case of American financier Jeffrey Epstein, who is accused of pedophilia, APA reports ci

"On the issue of giving evidence, I have always said that anyone who has information should be prepared to share that information in the form in which they are asked to do so," the British prime minister said in a conversation with reporters on board the plane at the end of his visit to Tokyo.

Starmer, quoted by Sky News, emphasized that "Epstein's victims must be the priority." "As for the need for an apology, that's a question for Andrew," the prime minister said, commenting on the US Justice Department's release of new documents about Epstein, which implicate the former prince.