UK prime minister calls on former Prince Andrew to testify on Epstein

The United Kingdom's Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, to comply with U.S. lawmakers if they request he testify about his relationship to convicted sex offender and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

"Anybody who has got information should be prepared to share that information in whatever form they are asked to do that," Starmer told reporters on Jan. 31 while answering questions about Andrew. 

"You can’t be victim centered if you’re not prepared to do that," Starmer said.

Andrew has appeared in multiple pages and images within the files the U.S. government has released about Epstein since last fall, including in the latest batch published by the Justice Department on Jan. 30.

Among the 3 million pages of newly released materials are emails that showed King Charles' brother allegedly maintained regular contact with Epstein for more than two years after he was found guilty of sex crimes. They also include pictures appearing to show Andrew crouching over and touching the waist of an unidentified woman lying on the floor. Her face was blacked out in the redacted images.

Andrew was stripped of his royal title in October 2025 and pushed out of his home at Royal Lodge after reports of his association with Epstein hit a fever pitch. He was ousted as a senior royal three years prior. Virginia Roberts Giuffre, a prominent Epstein accuser, alleged she was sexually abused by the former royal multiple times as a 17 year old.

In 2022, Andrew made an undisclosed payment to settle a lawsuit brought in the United States by Giuffre, who died by suicide in April 2025, months before the publication of her memoir. Andrew, 65, has always denied Giuffre's account.

When asked by reporters if the former royal should apologize, Starmer said that's "a matter for Andrew," according to multiple media outlets.

In November, several U.S. lawmakers intensified their calls for Andrew to appear before a congressional committee investigation into Epstein. The disgraced financier died by suicide while in custody awaiting trial in 2019.

Contributing: Reuters; Josh Meyer, USA TODAY.

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