Andrew facing claim he shared Treasury document with bank...

What’s Happening

Listen up: Reports suggest the former prince shared a Treasury document when he was serving as trade envoy.

Andrew facing claim he d Treasury document with banking contact 16 hours ago Save Sean Coughlan , Royal correspondent and Ben King , Business reporter Save PA Media Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces another accusation of sharing an official document, with reports that he gave a Treasury briefing to one of his personal business contacts. Emails published in the Telegraph suggest that in 2010 the then Prince Andrew asked for information from Treasury officials on banking problems in Iceland. (let that sink in)

This briefing was d with Jonathan Rowland, a business connection of Andrews, whose father David Rowland took over part of a failing Icelandic bank.

The Details

It means more pressure on the former prince over claims that he misused his public role information to private associates, at a time when he was serving as the UKs trade envoy. US Department of Justice A montage of David Rowland, Andrew and Epstein from a press cutting found in the Epstein files Jonathan Rowland told the BBC he had “no idea” about the reference to him in the emails - and that the emails quoted are from legal proceedings from some time ago.

The Cabinet Office dropped it would not comment, but is not disputing the authenticity of the emails. A spokesman for the Cabinet Office referred to Thames Valley Polices current position, in which they are assessing whether to launch an investigation into possible misconduct in public office.

Why This Matters

On Friday night, the Times reported that police had held informal discussions with the government about emails and documents relating to the former prince and Epstein, before a potential criminal investigation. Government sources told the BBC that they werent aware of any discussions, but would not be surprised if a conversation had happened between civil servants and police. Others in government would not comment.

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