King shares ‘profound concern’ at Andrew allegations and is ‘ready to support’ police

The Palace has not so far been approached by Thames Valley Police over claims that Andrew shared confidential reports from his role as the UK’s trade envoy

King Charles has shared his “profound concern” about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s allegations, with the monarch saying he is “ready to support the police”.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: “The King has made clear, in words and through unprecedented actions, his profound concern at allegations which continue to come to light in respect of Mr Mountbatten-Windsor’s conduct.

“While 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.

“As was previously stated, Their Majesties’ thoughts and sympathies have been, and remain with, the victims of any and all forms of abuse.”

The Palace has not so far been approached by Thames Valley Police over claims that Andrew shared confidential reports from his role as the UK’s trade envoy with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

It comes after Kensington Palace today confirmed the Prince and Princess of Wales have expressed their “deep concern” over the ongoing revelations from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal involving Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

This is the first time that the views of William and Kate on the crisis engulfing the monarchy and Westminster have been publicly shared, with their thoughts “remaining focused on the victims”.

The prince was en route to Saudi Arabia for the start of a three-day tour of the Middle Eastern country, where he will spend his first day with Saudi ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Ahead of the visit, a spokesperson for Kensington Palace said: “I can confirm that the Prince and Princess of Wales have been deeply concerned by the continued revelations.

“Their thoughts remain focused on the victims.”

With the commencement of the tour just hours away, Kensington Palace made it clear they wanted the couple’s position to be public knowledge, allowing William to focus on the trip – potentially the most significant diplomatic challenge of his international visits supporting the UK so far.

Much of the Royal family’s recent work has been overshadowed by the ongoing Epstein scandal, which was reignited when American authorities released a vast collection of millions of documents linked to Epstein.

These revelations have sparked a flurry of allegations against William’s uncle and led to police launching an investigation into Lord Peter Mandelson over alleged misconduct in public office. Amongst the claims are that a second woman was sent to Britain by paedophile Epstein for a sexual liaison with Andrew, and that the former prince and Epstein approached an exotic dancer for a threesome at Epstein’s Florida home.