Big problem Queen is facing about Prince Andrew accusations
The Queen attends a weekly Sunday service at a tiny church outside rural Norfolk, but this weekend’s attendance will have a much more prominent media presence.
This is because it will be the first time the Queen will appear in public since news broke that Prince Andrew has failed to co-operate with the FBI.
Prince Andrew said last year that he was “willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency” that was investigating convicted sex offender and friend of the Prince Jeffrey Epstein.
A statement from US attorney Geoffrey Berman revealed that authorities have had no help from the Prince at all.
"The Southern District of New York and the FBI have contacted Prince Andrew's attorneys and requested to interview Prince Andrew, and to date, Prince Andrew has provided zero co-operation."
He continued: "Jeffrey Epstein couldn't have done what he did without the assistance of others. And I can assure you that the investigation is moving forward."
Daniel Sternberg, a barrister specialising in extradition law at Temple Garden Chambers in London explained to The Sun Online: “While there is no way to compel Prince Andrew to give evidence in the UK or the US in either the civil or criminal case, his failure to do so does not sit well with his previous public statements that he would help any appropriate law enforcement agency with its inquiries.”
It appears that Her Majesty is in a bind. If she decides to stand by her son, this would provoke the public that is already annoyed with the amount of royal messes after Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s hasty departure from the family surprised the world.
However, if she decides to not bring Prince Andrew with her, it will look like she is no longer tolerating the amount of scandal he has brought to the monarchy. Many are worried that this would be a toothless stance, especially if she does not comment on the most recent developments of the case.
With pressure building on Prince Andrew and the Palace to sit down with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to explain just why he was friends with Epstein in London, New York and on Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean, royal fans are watching and waiting with bated breath.